{"id":21451,"date":"2017-11-11T13:50:04","date_gmt":"2017-11-11T19:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/?p=21451"},"modified":"2017-11-11T13:50:22","modified_gmt":"2017-11-11T19:50:22","slug":"the-best-gingerbread-cookie-recipe-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/the-best-gingerbread-cookie-recipe-online\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Gingerbread Cookie Recipe Online!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0The aroma of gingerbread is reason enough to make it this time of year!\u00a0 Whether you are teetering on the fence or heading full-swing into the Christmas season, gingerbread cookies will tilt you into full-fledge holiday cheer.\u00a0 Below is the recipe I use year after year.\u00a0 It has 5-star reviews form 370+ users!\u00a0 Click on this link for all the reviewers’ comments<\/a> and tips!\u00a0 I have found so many of the tips\u00a0helpful in creating the\u00a0\u00a0The Most Wonderful Gingerbread Cookies by\u00a0<\/a>gingerkitten D.<\/p>\n

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The Most Wonderful Gingerbread Cookies by\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/em>gingerkitten D.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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INGREDIENTS<\/h4>\n
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    • 3 cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n
    • 1 1\/2 teaspoons baking powder<\/li>\n
    • 3\/4 teaspoon baking soda<\/li>\n
    • 1\/4 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n
    • 1 tablespoon ground ginger<\/li>\n
    • 1 3\/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon<\/li>\n
    • 1\/4 teaspoon ground clove<\/li>\n
    • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter<\/li>\n
    • 3\/4 cup dark brown sugar<\/li>\n
    • 1 large egg<\/li>\n
    • 1\/2 cup molasses<\/li>\n
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla<\/li>\n
    • 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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      DIRECTIONS<\/h4>\n
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        1. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves until well blended.<\/li>\n
        2. In a large bowl (KitchenAid’s great for this) beat butter, brown sugar, and egg on medium speed until well blended.<\/li>\n
        3. Add molasses, vanilla, and lemon zest and continue to mix until well blended.<\/li>\n
        4. Gradually stir in dry ingredients until blended and smooth.<\/li>\n
        5. Divide dough in half and wrap each half in plastic and let stand at room temperature for at least 2 hours or up to 8 hours.<\/li>\n
        6. Preheat oven to 375 deg. Prepare baking sheets by lining with parchment paper.<\/li>\n
        7. (Dough can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days, but in this case, it should be refrigerated. Return to room temp before using.) Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.<\/li>\n
        8. Grease or line cookie sheets with parchment paper.<\/li>\n
        9. Place 1 portion of the dough on a lightly floured surface.<\/li>\n
        10. Sprinkle flour over the dough and rolling pin.<\/li>\n
        11. Roll dough to a scant 1\/4-inch thick.<\/li>\n
        12. Use additional flour to avoid sticking.<\/li>\n
        13. Cut out cookies with desired cutter– the gingerbread man is our favorite of course.<\/li>\n
        14. Space cookies 1 1\/2-inches apart.<\/li>\n
        15. Bake 1 sheet at a time for 7-10 minutes (the lower time will give you softer cookies– very good!).<\/li>\n
        16. Remove cookie sheet from oven and allow the cookies to stand until the cookies are firm enough to move to a wire rack.<\/li>\n
        17. After cookies are cool you may decorate them any way you like.<\/li>\n
        18. I usually brush them with a powdered sugar glaze when I am in a hurry, but they look wonderful decorated with Royal icing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          \u00a0The aroma of gingerbread is reason enough to make it this time of year!\u00a0 Whether you are teetering on the fence or heading full-swing into the Christmas season, gingerbread cookies will tilt you into full-fledge holiday cheer.\u00a0 Below is the recipe I use year after year.\u00a0 It has 5-star reviews form 370+ users!\u00a0 Click on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21492,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1051,1035,1052],"tags":[1694,2037,2059,2033,2207,2032,2208,1318],"class_list":["post-21451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-holidays-parties","category-invitation-collections","category-tutorialsrecipes","tag-christmas-2","tag-christmascookies","tag-cookies","tag-gingerbread","tag-gingerbreadcookies","tag-gingerbreadparty","tag-holidaybaking","tag-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}