Old Fashioned Chewy Gingerbread Cookies
Old Fashioned Chewy Gingerbread Cookies are not only soft and easy to make but this recipe can be decorated with chocolate as well! These are Grandmas,Old Fashioned Christmas, Classic Gingerbread Cookies! It's just not the holidays without them!
Ingredients
- 1 cup light brown sugar *lightly packed
- 3/4 cup shortening *tenderflake
- 1 Large Egg
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp gingerbread spice *see notes for recipe link
- 1/4 tsp granulated sugar *for rolling
Instructions
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Add shortening and brown sugar to a mixing bowl and mix on medium high for 5 minutes until mixture is pale and fluffy.
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Add 1 Egg and mix then add molasses to the mixture and mix until incorporated.
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Whisk together flour, baking soda and gingerbread spice then add dry ingredients to the brown sugar mixture and mix until no flour remains.
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Cover and place in the fridge for 2 hours.
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Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit. Using a cookie scoop roll approximately 1" gingerbread balls then roll them in granulated sugar to coat. Place on a lined cookie sheet approximately 2" apart and bake between 11-13 minutes. Cookies will start to brown on the bottom and show lots of crackling on top. Do not over bake or they will lose their chewiness and gain more "snap!"
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Leave them rest on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes before moving them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Recipe Notes
Homemade Gingerbread Spice Recipe Here