Gingerbread Baby
You will Need:
3 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 tablespoon ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup molasses
1 tablespoon vanilla
Step One - Mix dry ingredients.
Step Two - Cream butter and brown sugar. Add the egg.
Step Three - Stir dry ingredients into the butter mixture. Add molasses and vanilla.
Step Four - Let dough rest at least 2 hours, roll dough 1/4 inch thick and cut with a cutter. Bake 7 to 10 minutes on a greased cookie sheet. Do not peek!
Note - This recipe came from Jan Brett via Rick Field. Permission was granted to convert the recipe to picture form as long as it wasn't sold in any way. :-)