Mom's Best Soft Gingerbread Cookies (New! Gb House Directions!) Recipe

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Mom's Best Soft Gingerbread Cookies (New! Gb House Directions!)
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Ingredients
13
Count
Nutrition
356
Calories
Total time
55
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1/3 cup hot water
  • 1 tsp whole cloves
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon
  • 4 cups flour

Directions:

  1. Place cloves in hot water; set aside.
  2. Cream shortening and sugar.
  3. Add egg and beat.
  4. Add molasses, beat.
  5. Remove cloves from water, discard cloves.
  6. Add clove water, beat. *Dough will look curdled .
  7. Add rest of ingredients, except the last 4 cups flour, and beat. Gradually beat in last 4 cups flour.
  8. Chill dough.
  9. Roll out to 1/2 thick or slightly less.
  10. Cut into shapes.
  11. Decorate with raisins if desired.
  12. Place carefully on ungreased cookie sheet.
  13. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes. Do not over bake.
  14. *GB House directions:.
  15. Make dough the same as above, but roll dough out thin, 1/4 at most.
  16. Bake in 325 oven for about 20 minutes.
  17. Remove to racks to cool, and let harden/dry out a bit overnight for sturdiness if making large pieces.
  18. *Doors and windows need to be cut out PRIOR to baking. Fill any with crushed hard candy before baking, too. And pieces filled with hard candy baked the best on foil. Non candy-filled pieces were baked on parchment paper.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 356.45 Kcal (1492 kJ)
Calories from fat 148.31 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.48g 25%
Cholesterol 7.75mg 3%
Sodium 878.95mg 37%
Potassium 271.46mg 6%
Total Carbs 48.13g 16%
Sugars 16.66g 67%
Dietary Fiber 3.62g 14%
Protein 4.23g 8%
Iron 2.7mg 15%
Calcium 125.8mg 13%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 415.78 Kcal (1741 kJ)
Calories from fat 173 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.22g 25%
Cholesterol 9.04mg 3%
Sodium 1025.26mg 37%
Potassium 316.64mg 6%
Total Carbs 56.15g 16%
Sugars 19.44g 67%
Dietary Fiber 4.23g 14%
Protein 4.93g 8%
Iron 3.2mg 15%
Calcium 146.8mg 13%

* 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

  • 7.8
    Points
  • 10
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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