Gingerbread Cookies

Ingredients

• Butter

  Unsalted

  10 tbsp or 142g

• Brown sugar

  ¾ cup packed or 165g

• Molasses

  ⅔ cup or 225g

• Egg

  Whole, fresh eggs

  1 large or 50g

• Vanilla extract

  1 tsp or 4g

• Wheat flour

  Whole-grain

  300g

• Baking soda

  Leavening agents

  1 tsp or 5g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Ginger

  Spices, ground

  1 tbsp or 5g

• Cinnamon

  Spices, ground

  1 tbsp or 8g

• Allspice

  Spices, ground

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Cloves

  Spices, ground

  ½ tsp or 1g

Directions

1. In a large bowl using a hand-held mixer or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter for 1 minute on medium speed until completely smooth and creamy. Add the brown sugar and molasses and beat on medium high speed until combined and creamy-looking. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed. Next, beat in egg and vanilla on high speed for 2 full minutes. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed. The butter may separate; that's ok.
2. In a separate bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, and cloves together until combined. On low speed, slowly mix into the wet ingredients until combined. The cookie dough will be quite thick and slightly sticky. Divide dough in half and place each onto a large piece of plastic wrap. Wrap each up tightly and pat down to create a disc shape. Please see photo and description above in my post. Chill discs for at least 3 hours and up to 3 days. Chilling is mandatory for this cookie dough. I always chill mine overnight.
3. Preheat oven to 350F (177C). Line 2-3 large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. (Always recommended for cookies.) Set aside.
4. Remove 1 disc of chilled cookie dough from the refrigerator. Generously flour a work surface, as well as your hands and the rolling pin. Don't be afraid to continually flour the work surface as needed- this dough can be sticky. Roll out disc until 1/4-inch thick. Cut into shapes. Place shapes 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets. Re-roll dough scraps until all the dough is shaped. Repeat with remaining disc of dough.
5. Bake cookies for about 9-10 minutes. If your cookie cutters are smaller than 4 inches, bake for about 8 minutes. If your cookie cutters are larger than 4 inches, bake for about 11 minutes. My oven has hot spots and yours may too- so be sure to rotate the pan once during bake time.
6. Allow cookies to cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheet. Transfer to cooling rack to cool completely. Once completely cool, decorate as desired.
7. Cookies stay fresh covered at room temperature for up to 1 week.
8. Recipe by: Sally (source: https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/best-gingerbread-cookies/)

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