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Gingerbread Shortbread Cookies
Sue Lau
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Prep Time
15
minutes
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Cook Time
18
minutes
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dough chilling time
30
minutes
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Course
Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine
English, European
Equipment
3-inch ring cutter, 3 inch cookie stamp, parchment paper
Ingredients
1
cup
soft unsalted butter
3/4
cup
granulated sugar
3
tablespoons
black treacle syrup
(or sub molasses)
1
tablespoon
golden syrup
(or sub light corn syrup)
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
2-1/4
cups
all-purpose flour
4
teaspoons
ground ginger
1-1/2
teaspoons
ground cinnamon
1/2
teaspoon
salt
Instructions
Cream together the butter and sugar until smooth, then add in the treacle, golden syrup and vanilla.
Add in the flour, ginger, cinnamon and salt and mix into a smooth dough.
Roll out dough between layers of parchment to 1/4-inch thick on a cookie sheet and refrigerate on the sheet for 30 minutes.
While dough is chilling, preheat the oven to 375F.
Use a 3-inch round cutter to cut out circles of dough and use a cookie press to imprint a design.
Bake cookies for approximately 18 minutes or until firm and lightly browned at the edges.
Cool completely on the pan.
Repeat with any remaining dough.
Notes
From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com
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