My Grandmother's Gingerbread Cookies
 
Ingredients
  • ½ cup softened butter, or solid vegetable shortening (either one works)
  • ½ cup granulated white sugar
  • ½ cup light molasses
  • 2 Tablespoons white vinegar
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 3 cups All-Purpose Flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
  1. In a medium saucepan, bring butter or shortening, sugar, molasses, and vinegar to boiling. Cool, then mix in the beaten egg. Transfer mixture to bowl of electric mixer.
  2. Add sifted dry ingredients and mix well. Chill dough until it becomes the consistency to roll out.
  3. To make cookies, place dough, part of it at a time, on a floured surface and roll out to about ¼-inch thick. Cut into shapes with desired cookie cutters. Repeat with remaining dough.
  4. Place cookie shapes onto a lightly greased baking sheet or line with parchment. BaKe in a preheated 375 degree F oven for about 10-12 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Decorate as desired.
Recipe by The Culinary Cellar at https://theculinarycellar.com/hallmark-channels-countdown-to-christmas/