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I love the Christmas biscuits. It is probably derived from my childhood and the memories make cookies with my mother. Each step is special, since the measurement of the spices for the mass, lamination and cut Christmas shapes.

This spice gives a special flavor to recipes which uses, and also as you know the properties of ginger are innumerable.

Gingerbread cookies are a classic Christmas recipes... There is no breast that boasts to not try to at least one of the thousands of recipes for gingerbread cookies that exist. Shaped gingerbread man, gingerbread house, Christmas tree,... There are lots, and here we bring you the basic recipe and a selection of the best and most original Gingersnap cookies.

Gingerbread cookies recipe

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I love the Christmas biscuits. It is probably derived from my childhood and the memories make cookies with my mother. Each step is special, since the measurement of the spices for the mass, lamination and cut Christmas shapes.

This spice gives a special flavor to recipes which uses, and also as you know the properties of ginger are innumerable.

Gingerbread cookies recipe

This is the basic recipe to make both cookies and gingerbread houses. Then only will depend on the way in which courts and decor. Do not hesitate, it is a hilarious recipe for cooking with children.

Ingredients:

-4 cups of flour
-1 tablespoon baking powder
-2 teaspoons ground ginger
-2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
-1/4 teaspoon of ground cloves
-1 cup butter at room temperature
-1 cup of brown sugar
-1 large egg
-1/2 cup honey or molasses

How to make gingerbread cookies:

Mix well the dry ingredients, i.e., flour, ginger, yeast, cinnamon and cloves. Beat the butter, which will be at room temperature, with the sugar until it dissolves completely. Add honey or molasses and egg, and finally add the spiced flour mixture. We have to get a mixture as homogeneous as possible. If you become excessively sticky can incorporate more flour until it is firm and handy (but not put too much flour already that if it is not possible that cookies are too hard to bake them).

Place the dough in a sealable plastic bag or an airtight plastic container. Book in a cool place, but not in the refrigerator at least 2 hours, maximum 6 hours. Or refrigerate the dough for a maximum of 3 days, and lead to temperature environment before use.

Stretch the dough directly on parchment paper so that no deformation when you transfer the dough to the baking sheet.

The dough is sticky. You can extend with roll between two sheets of paper, parchment or oven and then freeze before cutting molds, since it can be difficult to remove the paper.

Now comes time to cut your gingerbread cookies and give you either form of gingerbread house or gingerbread gingerbread man shape or shape that you like.

Bake in preheated oven at 180 ° C for 11 to 15 minutes for large pieces, 6 to 8 minutes for small parts. Or until the edges are stained Brown. Watch the first well to know how much time you have to leave them because it will depend on the thickness of cookie and the power of your oven.

Here are some examples of the wonders you can do with the gingerbread cookies, the decoration we leave it to your imagination: