Cocoa Gingerbread Cookies
- Ready In:
- 23mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
36 cookies
- Serves:
- 36
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, softened
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- 1⁄3 cup brown sugar
- 1⁄4 cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 1 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1⁄4 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ginger
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cloves
directions
- Preheat oven to 400°F Lightly grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
- Cream together butter, shortening, brown sugar and molasses in a large bowl.
- Add egg; beat until light.
- Ina separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa, soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and cloves.
- Blend into creamed mixture until smooth.
- Refrigerate until firm.
- Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut out with cookie cutters.
- Place 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake 8-10 minutes or until firm.
- Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
- Decorator Icing: Combine 4 c powdered sugar and 2 T milk in a large bowl. Mix until smooth. Add 1 tsp almond or lemon extract. Mix well. Add milk is necessary until smooth and glossy.
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