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gingerbread cookies

Gingerbread Cookies without Molasses

These are just like the old fashioned Christmas gingerbread cookie but they lack the traditional molasses.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Resting Time 10 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 24 cookies
Calories/Serving 143 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 stick butter, softened...[$1.00]
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar, ...[$0.47]
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract, ...[$0.70]
  • 1 large egg, ...[$0.28]
  • 1 tbsp. ground ginger, ...[$0.33]
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon, ...[$0.04]
  • ½ tsp. ground cloves, ...[$0.07]
  • 3 cups flour, ...[$0.69]
  • ¼ cup honey, ...[$0.96]

Instructions
 

  • Cream together softened butter and brown sugar. Add vanilla and egg then blend together.
  • Add all spices and flour and mix together until everything is incorporated. It should look and feel a bit dry for cookie dough.
  • Add honey a little drizzle at a time and mix until dough is soft and not sticky.
  • Wrap up and put in refrigerator for at least one hour before rolling out and cutting out cookie cut outs.
  • Bake cut out cookies at 350 °F for about 8 minutes or until cookies start to brown around the sides.

Nutrition

Calories: 143kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 2gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 40mgPotassium: 42mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 130IUCalcium: 16mgIron: 1mg