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Fairy Gingerbread Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 1/2 tsp. ground ginger( I used Spice Islands ground Ginger
3/4 c plus 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
5 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
9 tbsp. packed light brown sugar
4 tsp. grated fresh ginger
3/4 vanilla extract
1/4 c whole milk room temperature
Directions:
Directions:
1. Adjust oven racks to upper-middle and lower-middle positions and heat oven to 325º Spray 2 cookies sheets (or inverted baking sheets) with cooking spray and cover each with 15 by 12 " sheet parchment paper. Heat ground ginger in small skillet over medium heat until fragrant, about 1 minute. Combine flour, toasted ginger, baking soda and salt in medium bowl.

2. With electric mixer on medium high speed, beat butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with 2 additions of milk.

3 Following Photo 1, evenly spread 3/4 c. batter to cover parchment on each cookie sheet(I used an offset spatula) (batter will be very thin) Bake until deep golden brown 16 to 20 minutes, switching and rotating sheets halfway through baking. Following photo 2 and 3, immediately score cookies into 3 by 2 " rectangle. Cool completely about 20 minutes. Using tip of paring knife, separate cookies along score mark. Serve .(Cookies can be stored in airtight container at room temperature for 3 days.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
24
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
2 hours
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
I got this recipe from Cook's Country mag. and they got is from Cooking For Profit by Jessup Whitehead (circa. 1893) Cook's Country mag. polish it up and changed it to what it is today.

 

 

 

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