Gingerbread cookies

With my family coming into town for the holidays, a christmas tradition is for us to decorate gingerbread houses. When heading to the store however, I was very disappointed to find that they were completely out of gingerbread houses, so this year I decided to make my own. I figured, while making the houses, might as well make some gingerbread cookies! Plus when baking them, it fills the house with the yummiest smell!


What you'll need:
1/2 Cup room temperature butter
1/2 Cup dark brown sugar
1/4 Cup molasses
1 Tablespoon cinnamon
1 Tablespoon ground ginger
1.5 teaspoons ground cloves
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 Cups all-purpose flour
2 Tablespoons water


What to do:
In a large mixing bowl, mix the butter, sugar, molasses, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and baking soda together.

Mix until the contents are smooth and creamy (as pictured below)

Slowly add in flour and water into the mixture

Roll dough into a ball and refrigerate for about 15-30 minutes so the dough is a little stiff and easy to roll out.

Roll out dough on a flat surface. (If the dough is sticking, sprinkling a little flour will help prevent the dough from sticking, and also help your cookie shapes come up easily off the surface). once the dough is desired thickness, use cookie cutters to cut out shapes.

Place the cookies in the oven at 375 degrees for about 10 minutes.