My favorite gingerbread cookie recipe

I love to make gingerbread cookies, the house smell really nice, love how cute the cookies look right after baking and I like my gingerbread cookies crunchy. 

If you are looking for a budget friendly gingerbread cookie recipe to make ornament cookies or pieces to build gingerbread houses you have found the one.

Here you can watch how I decorated this BIG Gingerbread Cookie, click HERE

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Every time I make this cookies, I think about how nice and easy is not just to make the dough , but also the cookies come out so nice and the aroma in your kitchen is so beautiful that right away put you in a Holiday spirit! 

I bake this huge gingerbread cookie and it turn out amazing! So if you like to bake big gingerbread cookies this recipe is the one you need! 

I love how nice and soft the cookies look right after baking, you really don't need to decorate them, they look and taste amazing! 

 

Gingerbread Cookie Prep time: 10 min Bake:10-15 minutes Servings: 24 Ingredients • 2 sticks of margarine ( 200 g) at room temperature • 3/4 cup sugar • 1/2 cup molasses • 2 tbs water ( lukewarm) • 4 cups all purpose flour + 1/2 cup • 3 tsp ground ginger • 1 tsp cinnamon powder • 1 tsp salt • 1/2 tsp baking soda  Procedure 1) Start by sifting  4 cups of flour and the rest of the dry ingredients and set them aside. 2) In a stand mixer beat the margarine at medium speed for 1 minute and then increase the speed to medium and add the sugar little by little until the mix is light and fluffy. About 4-5 minutes. 3) Add the molasses and continue mixing  for 1 minute, then add the lukewarm water. Scrape the sides of the bowl and mix one more minute, if the mix looks curdely, don't worry, is normal. 4) Lower the speed of your mixer to the lowest and add the dry ingredients and continue mixing until a ball is form and the dough leaves the sides of the bowl. You can add a little bit more of flour if need it, no more than 1/2 cup. 5) Roll the cookie dough in between two pieces of parchment paper to your desire thickness,  put it in the refrigerator for 4-6 hours, overnight is best.  6) Pre-heat oven at 350 ºF  7) Cut the cookie dough in your favorite shapes and bake them for 10-15 min until the edges turn a darker color. The time depend on the thickness of your cookies. The cookies will be still flexible when you take them out of the oven, they will harden when the start cooling down.  8) Transfer them to a cooling rack. Enjoy!