German Gingerbread Boys Cookie Recipe

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Germans like ginger cookies. Here is a recipe for German Gingerbread Boys. While they read about the history of baking gingerbread and holiday character.

My sister-in-law, Cheryl is a fantastic cook and baker, who was loved in Germany. She made ​​the following recipe came from Germany.

Gingerbread Boys recipe

½ cup shortening ½ cup sugar ½ cup dark molasses ¼ cup water 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour ¾ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon soda ¾ tsp ginger ¼ teaspoon nutmeg 1 / 8 tsp all spice Ginger cookie cutter character.

Mix cream shortening and sugar. Blend in molasses, water, flour, salt, soda, ginger, nutmeg and all spice. Cover and chill 2-3 hours. Roll dough 1/4in thick. Cut and place on ungreased baking sheet. Garnish with the raisins and lemon if desired. Bake 10-12 minutes at 375 degrees. Immediately remove from baking sheet. Cool.Recept makes three dozen or more, depending on the size of the incision.

Swedish nuns made ​​gingerbread in Germany in the 13th century. It was considered a cure for digestive smetnje.Redovnice decorated ginger biscuits as window glass. The first gingerbread man was the English court of Elizabeth I.

Germans to bake gingerbread are two types: a soft version, and the Gingerbread Boys and sturdier for Lebkuchen gingerbread house kuće.Razraditi align with the German tradition of woodcraft.

Christmas is not just a time to serve the gingerbread figures. Decorate them with hearts on Valentine's Day, or with flowers in spring. Germans love the taste and they believe it stimulates romance.

So, run ... Run as fast as you can get the ingredients for the German Gingerbread Boys.

Easy Christmas Cookie Recipes One Recipe - Many Variations

There are so many Christmas cookie recipes around but often so little time to bake during the busy holiday season.

Solution? Great tasting basic cookie recipe that quickly and easily be converted into so many different easy to make Christmas treats, friends and family will think you poured all your favorite Christmas cookie recipes.

Let's start with the basics:

Basic Cookie Dough recipe

1 / 2 cups (or 1 stick) butter (or margarine) at room temperature
1 / 2 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
2 tablespoons sugar
1 / 2 teaspoons baking powder
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1 / 2 cups all purpose flour

In a large bowl, combine all ingredients except flour. Beat with electric mixer, scraping the bowl several times, until mixture is light and fluffy. With mixer on low speed, add flour gradually, beating just until everything is well blended.

Put mixture into pan using a tablespoon measure and then flatten slightly with spoon. Or roll our and cut into cookie cutter shapes. Bake at 350 ° C for about 12-15 minutes, until golden.

This basic cookie mix is ​​also the base for the next cookie recipes (all baked in a preheated oven at 350 ° F).