Our partner’s recipe: Gingerbread cookies, the beloved classic!
Well, we might as well tell you right away: the holidays at JPdLare a long awaited moment. Because it’s magical, bright, joyous, colourful and festive! Over the years, a multitude of little rituals have taken root among the team and now mark the month of December: Jean-Paul’s traditional Christmas card, the potluck luncheon, playing Santa and distributing little gifts to our partners… not to mention preparing Christmas cookies!
Ingredients
2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. baking soda
1 tbsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. ground cloves
½ tsp. salt
1 cup brown sugar
⅔ cup dark molasses
½ cup butter, room temperature
1 large beaten egg
¼ tsp. ground allspice
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and salt into a medium bowl. Set aside.
In another bowl, combine brown sugar, molasses, butter, beaten egg and allspice. Mix all together well.
Stir the dry ingredients into the creamy mixture and knead until all the flour has been worked in.
Roll out dough to ⅓-inch thick on a lightly floured surface. Using a 4-inch cookie cutter, cut dough and place on the cookie sheet.
Bake for 8-12 minutes or until the outline of the cookies is lightly browned. Allow cookies to cool for 2 minutes, then remove from pan and let cool completely on a rack.
Decorate the cookies and enjoy!
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