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Cut out desired decorations and place on cookies. Note: When making very large cookies, use two spatulas to transfer cutout dough to baking sheets, or roll dough directly onto the baking sheet....
We used star cookie cutters for the shapes.You can use other shapes; baking times will vary according to cookie size.. We used star cookie cutters for the shapes.You can use other shapes; baking times will vary according to cookie size....
This recipe for delicious chewy chocolate gingerbread cookies is from the December/January 1997 issue of Martha Stewart Living....
Transfer cookies to wire racks, and let cool completely. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container up to 3 days....
Let cookies cool on wire racks, then decorate as desired.. It is sturdy enough to be used with giant cookie cutters....
Let cookies cool on wire racks, then decorate with royal icing, if desired....
A combination of fresh and ground ginger, molasses, and chunks of semisweet chocolate makes the cookies sophisticated enough for adults but chocolaty enough for children....
Combine butter, 1/4 cup sugar, and 2 cups cookie crumbs in a bowl. Arrange gingerbread cookies in center of cake in a circle (with heads facing inward and arms touching, alternating light and dark).. See Shaped Gingerbread Cookies for how to make the gingerbread men....
Cut into snowflakes with a 7- inch snowflake-shape cookie cutter. Bake cookies until crisp but not dark, 12 to 14 minutes. This seven-inch flake, prettier than a gingerbread house or a gingerbread man, is big enough to share -- but who really wants to?...
Remove sheets from oven, and tap them firmly on counter to flatten cookies. These gingerbread cookies include a generous amount of honey, which gives them a pale golden color and a mildly sweet flavor. For the how-to to create different shapes, see Shaped Gingerbread Cookies....
