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Spiced Cutouts


"A delicious gingerbread cookie with a hint of orange. These smell so good, you can't keep them a secret."
Original recipe yield: 9 dozen.
Servings:
54

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon molasses
  • 1 egg
  • 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon ground ginger
  • 2 teaspoons ground cloves
  • 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in the molasses and egg. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and cardamom; stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the orange juice. Then stir in the orange zest.
  3. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut out cookies with cookie cutters, and place them on an unprepared cookie sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, edges should be slightly browned. Cool cookies on wire racks.