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Gingerbread Cookies, Gingerbread House Tour 2014

Gingerbread Cookies, Gingerbread House Tour 2014-

This time of year means spicy and delicious gingerbread will be baking. Gingerbread was originally introduced by an Armenian monk who lived in France for several years. He taught the process of gingerbread baking to French Christians. During the 13th century, gingerbread was brought to Sweden where Swedish nuns baked gingerbread cookies to help aid indigestion. They often decorated the gingerbread cookies to resemble stained glass church windows. In the 17th century gingerbread was sold as a medicinal aid in monasteries, pharmacies and town markets. It eventually made its way to England where gingerbread became widely available in the 18th century. Pastry chefs for Queen Elizabeth the first, baked gingerbread in the form of a gingerbread man and it was served around Christmas time and offered to visitors and dignitaries from other countries. It eventually made its way to the US where it was made into cookies, cakes and breads too. I am sharing a yummy Gingerbread cookies recipe today and it’s also time for the Gingerbread House Tour 2014 to begin.
gingerbread cookies

This is a migraine safe, low sugar and dairy free recipe. If you are not on a restricted diet please see quotation areas in the ingredient list and Katies Tid Bits below.
What You Need
3 Cups flour (plus a ¼ cup for rolling pin and rolling surface)
2 1/2 tsp. Ginger (dry)
1 1/2 tsp. Cinnamon (ground dry)
1/2 tsp. Nutmeg (dry)
1 tsp Baking soda
1/4 tsp. Salt (optional)
3/4 Cup lactose free margarine (or butter)
3/4 Cup brown sugar substitute (I use Splenda) firmly packed (or “real” brown sugar)
1/2 Cup low sugar maple syrup (or molasses)
1 Large egg
2 Mixing Bowls
Electric mixer
Plate
Cellophane (plastic cling wrap)
Rolling pin
Baking sheet
Wire cooling rack
Before You Start– this is a refrigerator cookie recipe and requires overnight refrigeration before baking.

Lets Make It! Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside. Add margarine ( or butter) and brown sugar substitute to a bowl. Using your electric mixer on medium high speed beat until light and creamy. Add syrup (or molasses) and egg and continue beating. Reduce mixer speed to low and slowly add the dry mixture to the wet mixing well to combine (about 3-5 minutes). The dough will be thick. Using your hands press the dough into a thick circle shape (about 1 inch thick). Place it on the plate and cover with cellophane and refrigerate overnight.
Lets make the cookies!
Before You Start-Preheat oven to 350° and prepare a clean work area for rolling the dough. Lightly flour rolling pin and the surface you will be rolling on. Place the dough on the rolling surface .Using the rolling pin start in the center of the dough circle and roll out dough to about a 1/4 inch thickness. Use a cookie cutter or glass to cut out the gingerbread cookie shape you prefer. If you are making gingerbread men use a 4-5 inch cookie cutter. Place cookies about 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes (or until edges of cookies are set). Remove from oven and let cool on baking sheets for about 2 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire cooling racks until they have cooled completely.
Makes About 20-24 cookies

If desired- Decorate your cookies with your favorite icing, sprinkles etc.
Katies Tid Bits-If you are not on a migraine safe diet add 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla when you add the egg.

See you at the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop, start linking up tomorrow at 8PM ( MST)

if you missed last years Gingerbread House Tour you can find some gingerbread inspiration HERE too.

Gingerbread Cookies, Gingerbread House Tour 2014-

gingerbread house tour 2014I am hosting the gingerbread house tour again this year. I hope you will share your gingerbread houses and other Gingerbread creations ( gingerbread men, etc )  by linking up now through December 22. If you would like to display the gingerbread house tour link up on your blog. Please contact me for the code xo

 

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  1. Nikolina84 says

    December 5, 2017 at 1:50 AM

    Thanks for the recipe. Perfect for this time of year!

    Reply
  2. Carol says

    December 11, 2014 at 12:38 PM

    Yum, your recipe sounds delicious!

    Reply
  3. Heather Smith {Woods of Bell Trees} says

    December 10, 2014 at 4:37 AM

    It looks like I need to learn to make gingerbread houses! Plenty of inspiration! 😀

    Reply
  4. Anne's Attic - Design says

    December 9, 2014 at 6:15 PM

    Hi Sweetie, Thank you for hosting this party and the wonderful recipe! XX Jo

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  5. Julie Corbisiero says

    December 9, 2014 at 3:12 PM

    Thanks Katherine for this gingerbread recipe! This will come in handy for my holiday baking. I hope you are enjoying the holidays.
    Julie

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  6. Raquel says

    December 9, 2014 at 12:43 PM

    Oh I love these low sugar cookies and all of those houses are so cute! Makes me want to decorate a gingerbread house right now!

    Reply
  7. debby9972 says

    December 9, 2014 at 10:43 AM

    Thanks for the recipe. Awesome post!

    Reply
  8. Chloe Crabtree says

    December 9, 2014 at 7:38 AM

    Wow! So many creative gingerbread houses! One day, someday, I am going to try my hand at one of these!

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  9. Oh My Heartsie Girls Wordless Wednesday (Linky) says

    December 9, 2014 at 7:11 AM

    Awww what great gingerbread houses, I will have to take the tour, I have not made one of those in years, cookies “yes”. Would love to have you stop by and share your post in our Oh My Heartsie Girls WW Linky Party. Enjoy your day!!! Karren

    Reply
  10. KizzyDoll says

    December 9, 2014 at 6:47 AM

    These look marvellous. I’ve not had these in years, the smell of them is wonderful 🙂 xx

    Reply
  11. theseanamethod says

    December 9, 2014 at 5:44 AM

    Oh, I’m going to enjoy looking at all of these gingerbread houses! I’m not very good at them, but my daughter and I have fun trying:)

    Reply
  12. Janine Huldie says

    December 9, 2014 at 5:31 AM

    Aww, thanks for the recipe and will say I have tried my hand at this in the past, but my houses never seem to come out that great, but still fun to try. Thanks Katie and have a wonderful day ahead 🙂 xoxo!!

    Reply

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