{"id":872,"date":"2017-12-19T08:30:05","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T00:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/35.247.165.222\/?p=872"},"modified":"2017-12-19T08:30:05","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T00:30:05","slug":"gingerbread-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halfhalfparenting.com\/gingerbread-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Gingerbread cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christmas is nearing and it is the most wonderful time of the year for most of us! What\u2019s this festive season without Gingerbread cookies? Bake the cookies in advance, and get the family together to decorate it for a fun bonding activity. Personalise cookies to give away to loved ones. Nothing is more priceless than personalized edibles made with love!<\/p>\n

Recipe by Sharon Lam from\u00a0Cookit.sg<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yields about 40, 2.5\u201d tall cookies<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/h2>\n

450g All-purpose flour<\/p>\n

150g packed brown sugar<\/p>\n

1 Egg<\/p>\n

86g Unsalted butter softened<\/p>\n

\u00bd tsp Baking soda<\/p>\n

1\u00bd tsp Baking powder<\/p>\n

\u00bd cup molasses<\/p>\n

1 tbsp Ginger powder<\/p>\n

2 tsp Cinnamon powder<\/p>\n

\u00bc tsp Ground Cloves<\/p>\n

\u00bc tsp Salt<\/p>\n

2 tsp Vanilla extract<\/p>\n

1 pack royal Icing mix (available at Phoon Huat)<\/p>\n

More flour for dusting<\/p>\n

Method:<\/h2>\n
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  1. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, clove, ginger, and salt into a large mixing bowl.<\/li>\n
  2. In your mixer, beat together butter, brown sugar, egg and vanilla extract until combined.<\/li>\n
  3. Pour in the molasses and beat for 30 seconds.<\/li>\n
  4. With a mixer on medium-low, gradually add in flour mixture.<\/li>\n
  5. Beat until combined, scraping down the sides to ensure everything is mixed in together.<\/li>\n
  6. The dough will be quite soft, but it will firm up after resting.<\/li>\n
  7. Divide dough into 2 and place each dough on a cling wrap.<\/li>\n
  8. Wrap it up, and set the dough aside in a cool place for 2 hours (don\u2019t skip this!) for the flavor to develop and for the dough to firm up.<\/li>\n
  9. You can prepare the dough the night before and place it in the fridge overnight. Dough can also be prepared about 4 days in advance.<\/li>\n
  10. When ready to cut out the cookies, preheat the oven to 180\u00b0C.<\/li>\n
  11. Place dough between 2 sheets of baking paper.<\/li>\n
  12. Then roll out to \u00bc inch thick using a rolling pin.<\/li>\n
  13. If the dough is too sticky, simply dust it with flour to make it workable for you.<\/li>\n
  14. Cut out gingerbread cookies, and gently remove the edges.<\/li>\n
  15. Transfer parchment paper with cookies on top to a baking tray and bake for 7-9 minutes.<\/li>\n
  16. Bake longer if you like crispy cookies, and shorter baking time if you like softer cookies.<\/li>\n
  17. Continue rolling and cutting with the rest of the dough, baking one sheet at a time.<\/li>\n
  18. Transfer baked cookies onto a wire rack to cool completely before icing.<\/li>\n
  19. Prepare Royal Icing following package instructions. Tint if desired and decorate away!<\/li>\n
  20. Allow icing to dry completely before storing in individual baggies or air-tight containers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Christmas is nearing and it is the most wonderful time of the year for most of us! What\u2019s this festive season without Gingerbread cookies? Bake the cookies in advance, and get the family together to decorate it for a fun bonding activity. Personalise cookies to give away to loved ones. Nothing is more priceless than […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":876,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[18,338,339,340,177,341,342,343,284],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halfhalfparenting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/halfhalfparenting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/halfhalfparenting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halfhalfparenting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halfhalfparenting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/halfhalfparenting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halfhalfparenting.com\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halfhalfparenting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halfhalfparenting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halfhalfparenting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}