Gingerbread Cookies

 

Season's Greetings, my fellow blog readers!

 

Thanks to Pinterest, I found and made this recipe last week, and when we all liked the result, I made it again.

 

These cookies are simply called gingerbread, but to me, they taste so much like my favorite, pricey treat-- Biscoff.  You can imagine the surprise I got when I took my first bite.  It was blissful.

 

I like time consuming, tedious work (at least to a point) so this was great.  After the dough was ready, I got to get my hands in it, roll it, cut it into shapes, and then bake it.  But don't worry, this recipe is super easy.  

 

 

 

 

 

And now... here's the recipe.

 

1 Cup brown sugar

5 Tbsp. light syrup

5 Tbsp. water

1 Stick and 3 Tbsp. butter

1 Tbsp. ground  cinnamon

1 Tbsp. ground ginger

1 tsp. ground clove

3 Cup flour

1 tsp. baking soda

 

Mix brown sugar, syrup, and water in a pan.  Boil the mixture.  Add the butter and let it melt.  Add spices.  Leave the mixture to cool without stirring.

Stir in the baking soda and flour.  Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill until next day.

On a floured table, knead the dough until smooth.  Roll out thinly and remove the cookies with cookie cutters.  Place them on a baking sheet with parchment paper.  Bake in oven at 350F for 6-8 minutes.  Let cookies cool on baking sheet. 

Store in a jar at room temperature or in freezer.

 

I made buttons and Christmas themed cookies this time, as you can see in the pictures above.

  

 

My family has tried to give cookies to our neighbors every Christmas, and we call it our "Cookie Run".  The paper plates above are what we sent the cookies in this year.  Also, thanks to Pinterest, I got the idea to weave ribbon through plain plates.  As you can see, it adds a good touch of festivity. 

 

To get that look, just punch holes into the edge of a plate with a paper hole punch.  Then slide the ribbon of your choice up and down all the way around the plate.  Tie a bow when both ends meet.   : )

 

Merry Christmas!