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🍕Gingerbread Dough

Ben Silver

by Ben Silver (@Ben Silver)

This easy dough is equally good for small and large houses. It also bakes into several dozen fragrant cookies, depending on size and shape of cookie cutters.

11 ingredients7 steps1 serving4847.5 cal/serving
VegetarianNut-FreeHigh Protein

Nutrition and dietary information is automatically estimated and may contain errors. Not a substitute for professional dietary advice. Always verify ingredients if you have allergies or restrictions.

Prep: 150 minCook: 15 min
Servings

Ingredients

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  • 1 cupbutter
  • 1 cupgranulated sugar
  • 2eggs(lightly beaten)
  • 0.75 cupfancy molasses
  • 0.5 cupblackstrap molasses(or cooking molasses)
  • 5.5 cupsall-purpose flour
  • 2 tspginger
  • 1 tspbaking soda
  • 1 tspsalt
  • 1 tspcloves
  • 1 tspcinnamon

Instructions

Dough

  1. 1In a large bowl and using an electric mixer, beat butter with sugar until light; beat in eggs and fancy and blackstrap molasses.
  2. 2Stir together flour, ginger, baking soda, salt, cloves and cinnamon; using a wooden spoon, gradually stir into molasses mixture. Mix well, working with hands if necessary.
  3. 3Divide dough into four discs; wrap each in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or until firm, or for up to 1 week.

Assembly

  1. 1Meanwhile, referring to measurements on diagrams (next page), draw pattern pieces on waxed paper; label and cut out.
  2. 2Between sheets of waxed paper, roll out one disc at a time to 1/4-inch (5 mm) thickness. Remove top sheet of paper; arrange pattern pieces on dough. Using tip of knife, trace and cut out shapes. Freeze on waxed paper-lined baking sheet for 20 minutes or until hard.
  3. 3Transfer cutouts to parchment paper-lined or lightly greased baking sheets, reserving dough scraps for rerolling.
  4. 4Bake in 325°F (160°C) oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden and firm to the touch. Transfer gingerbread to racks and let cool completely.
Nutrition Facts
Valeur nutritive
Per 1 serving
pour 1 serving
% Daily Value*
% valeur quotidienne*
Calories 4847.5
Fat / Lipides 102.9 g137 %
Saturated / saturés 64.6 g323 %
+ Trans
Cholesterol / Cholestérol 558 mg186 %
Sodium 3542 mg154 %
Carbohydrate / Glucides 1008.8 g367 %
Fibre / Fibres 19.3 g69 %
Sugars / Sucres 402.6 g403 %
Protein / Protéines 67.1 g
Potassium 1876 mg55 %
Calcium 348 mg27 %
Vitamin D / Vitamine D
Iron / Fer 33.8 mg188 %

*5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot

*5% ou moins c'est peu, 15% ou plus c'est beaucoup

Nutrition values are AI-estimated and may not be exact. See disclaimer below.

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