Ginger Cookies

Total Time: 13 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 12 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons dark corn syrup
• 1 1/2 tablespoons grated orange rind
• 1 tablespoon water
• 3 1/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 -4 cups powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and sugar in large mixer bowl with electric mixer. beat in egg until light. stir in corn syrup, orange rind and water.
• 2 mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt. stir into butter mixture to form a dough.
• 3 divide dough in half. wrap in wax paper and refrigerate overnight.
• 4 heat oven to 325ºf. have lightly greased baking sheets ready. roll out one piece of dough at a time on a lightly floured surface or between sheets of floured wax paper to 1/8 -inch thickness. cut into shapes with cookie cutters.
• 5 place on baking sheets, leaving 2 inches between each cookie. bake until golden, 8 to 10 minutes. transfer to wire racks to cool.
• 6 for icing, mix egg and almond extract in small bowl until frothy. stir in confectioners' sugar until mixture is a drizzling consistency. drizzle over cookies. let stand until icing sets. store covered.