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Gingerbread Spritz

Name: Gingerbread Spritz
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: about 11-1/2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1-1/2 cups sugar; 1 large egg; 1/2 cup molasses; 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/4 teaspoon salt; Colored sugar or multicolored jimmies

3 reviews

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Total Time

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min./batch

Makes

about 11-1/2 dozen

I get so busy during the Christmas season that cutout cookies are a hassle. But I love gingerbread and spritz cookies so I combined my favorite recipes and was pleased at the results.—Sherry Gazelka, Iron, Minnesota

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup molasses
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
Colored sugar or multicolored jimmies

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, molasses and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
Using a cookie press fitted with the disk of your choice, press dough 1 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugar or jimmies.
Bake at 400° until set (do not brown), 6-8 minutes. Remove to wire racks. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 37 calories, 1g fat (1g saturated fat), 5mg cholesterol, 24mg sodium, 6g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.

Gingerbread Spritz

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