gingerbread cookies i

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup margarine, melted
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk
• 1 cup unsulfured molasses
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 teaspoon lemon extract
• 4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 12 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). lightly grease cookie sheets.
• in a large bowl, stir together the sugar, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda. mix in the melted margarine, evaporated milk, molasses, vanilla, and lemon extracts. stir in the flour, 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. the dough should be stiff enough to handle without sticking to fingers. if necessary, increase flour by up to 1/2 cup to prevent sticking.
• when the dough is smooth, roll it out to 1/4 inch thick on a floured surface, and cut into cookies. place cookies on the prepared cookie sheets.
• bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. the cookies are done when the top springs back when touched. remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.