Jeanne’s Gingerbread
(from AnnM917’s recipe box)
It’s the orange that makes this the best.
Source: Me! (from RecipeThing user haggis)
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 8 minutes
Serves 24 people
Categories: Christmas, cookies
Ingredients
- 1/4 c. butter/oleo
- 1/2 c. turbinado sugar
- 1/2 c. blackstrap molasses
- 1/2 c. orange juice
- zest from that orange
- 3-1/2 c. WW pastry flour
- 1/4 t. cloves
- 1 t. soda
- 1/2 t. cinnamon
- 1 t. ginger
- 1/2 t. salt
Directions
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Cream butter and sugar.
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Beat in molasses, OJ, and zest.
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Sift together flour and spices.
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Add dry ingredients to wet, just until uniformly mixed. Can roll and cut or model men or make walnut-sized balls and flatten.
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350 degrees for 8-10 minutes, depending on thickness.