Ginger Bread Cookie Recipe

It's that time of the year!

INGREDIENTS:

½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

⅔ cup packed dark brown sugar

⅓ cup unsulphured blackstrap molasses

1 large egg yolk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2¼ cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons cinnamon

2 teaspoons ground ginger

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon fine sea salt

¼ teaspoon ground cloves

1 tablespoon of any milkeasy cookie icing for decor

RECIPE:

• Add the cream, the butter and brown sugar to a bowl and mix

• Then add the molasses, egg yolk, and vanilla and mix again

• In another bowl whisk the flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, salt, and cloves

• Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients

• Mix in the milk

• Make a flattened disc of dough

• Roll out the dough

• Cut out the dough with a cookie cutter

• Preheat oven to 350°F

• Place cookies on tray to bake for 8-10min

• Allow cookies to cool for 5 minutes

• Once completely cool, decorate as desired

Cookies stay fresh covered at room temperature for up to 1 week!