My recipe is for soft ginger bread. If you roll it a little on the thin side the cookies crisp up just enough to hold up to the frosting but not enough to make them hard.
Ginger Kids
2 1/4 cups flour
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 TBS water
1/4 cup molasses
Assorted cookie cutters
frosting
Decorations
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Sift together flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt. set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat i the egg, then stir in the water and molasses. Gradually ad the sifted dry ingredients into the mixture. Add more flour if necessary, until the dough forms into a good consistency for rolling.
Roll the dough in medium sized portions onto a floured surface with a floured rolling pin. Dough should be about 1/4" thick or slightly thinner. Using cookie cutters make shape and place the cookies two inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake for 8-10 minutes or until one. Don't let the cookies get over browned in the oven! place on wire racks to cool.
Decorate with frosting, candies, sprinkles - be creative!
Originally posted at Simply Davine December 2003
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