Holiday Ginger Cutouts Recipe

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Ingredients
17
Count
Nutrition
442
Calories
Total time
50
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1-1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • icing:
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • assorted colors of liquid food coloring
  • round pastry tip #2, #3 or #4

Directions:

  1. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg, molasses and vinegar; mix well. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.
  2. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness and cut into desired shapes. Place 1 in. apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 7-9 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool.
  3. For icing, stiff confectioners' sugar and meringue powder into a large bowl. Add water; beat on low speed until blended. Beat on high for 5-6 minutes or until soft peaks form. Place a damp paper towel over bowl and cover tightly until ready to use.
  4. Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; insert round tip. Fill bag with 1 cup icing. Outline each cookie with icing. Tint remaining icing with food coloring if desired. Add water, a few drops at a time, until mixture is thin enough to flow smoothly. Prepare additional pastry or plastic bags with thinned icing. Fill in cookies, letting icing flow up to the outline.
  5. Let cookies dry at room temperature overnight. With food coloring and small new paintbrush, paint designs on dry icing. Store cookies in airtight containers. Yield: about 6 dozen.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 442.31 Kcal (1852 kJ)
Calories from fat 68.36 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.6g 12%
Cholesterol 4.98mg 2%
Sodium 118.34mg 5%
Potassium 143.84mg 3%
Total Carbs 87.28g 29%
Sugars 36.05g 144%
Dietary Fiber 0.2g 1%
Protein 4.52g 9%
Iron 0.7mg 4%
Calcium 21.6mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 304.17 Kcal (1273 kJ)
Calories from fat 47.01 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.22g 12%
Cholesterol 3.43mg 2%
Sodium 81.38mg 5%
Potassium 98.91mg 3%
Total Carbs 60.02g 29%
Sugars 24.79g 144%
Dietary Fiber 0.14g 1%
Protein 3.11g 9%
Iron 0.5mg 4%
Calcium 14.9mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 9.4
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

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