Recipe: Delicious Soft Gingerbread Cookies

Soft Gingerbread Cookies.

You can have Soft Gingerbread Cookies using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Soft Gingerbread Cookies

1. You need 1 cup of unsalted butter (softened).
2. You need 1 cup of brown sugar.
3. It's 1 of egg.
4. You need 1/4 cup of molasses.
5. It's 2 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour.
6. It's 1/2 tsp of salt.
7. You need 2 1/4 tsp of baking soda.
8. It's 1 Tbsp of ground ginger.
9. You need 1 Tbsp of ground cinnamon.
10. It's 2 tsp of ground cloves.
11. It's 1 1/2 tsp of ground nutmeg.
12. Prepare 1/2 tsp of ground allspice.

Soft Gingerbread Cookies instructions

1. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy..
2. Next, beat in the egg and molasses until combined..
3. Lastly, stir in the remaining ingredients, cover, and refridgerate for 2 hours..
4. When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350°F and line your baking sheets with parchment paper..
5. Cut festive shapes out of your dough, or shape the dough into 1 inch balls and place them about 2 inches apart onto your baking sheets..
6. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until soft in the center..
7. Cool for about 2 and 1/2 minutes before removing from baking sheets..