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Ginger Spice Traditional Christmas Cookie Recipe

Ginger Spice Traditional Cookie Recipe

Our very favorite Christmas recipe, these taste delicious and are perfect to have the kids to help bake!

Course Dessert
Keyword Christmas Cookies, holiday cookies, holiday baking, Christmas dessert
Cook Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 c Vegetable Shortening (Such as Crisco brand)
  • 2 c Sugar (granulated)
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/2 c Dark Molasses
  • 4 c Flour Can substitute Gluten-Free (I like King Arthur Brand)
  • 3 t Baking Soda
  • 3 t Ginger
  • 4 t Cinnamon
  • 2 t Water
  • 1/4 t Salt
  • 3 t Ground Cloves
  • 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar (or more, for covering baked cookies)
  • 1/2 cup Sugar (or more, for rolling cookies prior to baking)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

  2. Mix first four ingredients together. Then add remaining ingredients (ending with cloves) together in a bowl.

  3. Using floured hands, roll walnut sized balls of dough.

  4. Roll each cookie in granulated sugar, covering well and place on greased baking sheet.

  5. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes, let cook for 1 minute before removing to wire rack to cool for 5 to 10 minutes.

  6. Fill a brown paper bag with powdered sugar, drop cookies into a bag and shake well until covered.

  7. Cool on wax paper sheets, store in air tight containers (can be frozen in air tight bags for up to 3 months).