Old Fashioned Gingerbread Cookie Recipe

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Old fashioned gingerbread cookie recipe. Roll out the dough. Combine sugar ginger nutmeg cinnamon salt and baking soda in a large bowl. There s nothing quite like fresh baked gingerbread cookies eaten while the kitchen is still full of the scent of cinnamon ginger and cloves insert dreamy sigh.

Recipe by divinemom5 this is an old recipe from the scovil bakery in nauvoo il these were baked in a bustle oven and they still bake bread and cookies in that oven to serve to tours groups to show them what it was like during pioneer times. For this recipe i adapted two 19th century gingerbread recipes. Classic old fashioned gingerbread cookies.

Gradually mix in the flour until a stiff dough forms. Combine the dry ingredients of flour baking powder baking soda salt ginger cinnamon and cloves. Beat butter brown sugar and egg until smooth.

This old fashioned gingerbread cookie recipe dates from the 1860s and it has a soft texture and a nice blend of molasses and spice flavors. In a separate large bowl using a mixer. In the bowl of an electric mixer beat the butter brown sugar and egg on medium until smooth.

There is one rule with old fashioned gingerbread. Recipe right non stick cookie sheet 15 25 x 10 25 inch 5 79. Gingerbread cookies with buttercream icing.

Bake in a 375 degree f oven for 10 12 minutes. You have to try at least one cookie fresh out of the oven with or without icing. You can cut them into gingerbread men or use any other fun shape.