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Gingerbread Christmas Cookies (No Icing)

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Chilling and Cooling Time 2 hours 5 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 35 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies (approximately)
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter softened
  • ¾ cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup molasses
  • 1 large egg
  • ¼ cup coarse sparkling sugar or turbinado sugar

Method
 

  1. Whisk flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, cloves, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
  2. Beat butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in molasses and egg.
  3. Gradually mix in flour mixture on low until just combined. Halve dough, flatten into disks, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight.
  4. Heat oven to 350°F; line sheets with parchment.
  5. Roll dough ¼-inch thick on a lightly floured surface. Cut with cookie cutters; place 2 inches apart on sheets.
  6. Sprinkle generously with sparkling sugar. Bake 8-10 minutes until edges set. Cool on sheets 5 minutes, then completely on a rack.