Gingerbread is a holiday favorite for both young and old. The ginger root has long been used to settle the stomach after a too hardy meal and these cookies will do the same. The aroma from cooking will brighten the whole house making use of its aromatherapy attributes. Gingerbread is the walls and roof of many a Christmas castle or gingerbread house which makes for a fun project for the kids. Enjoy the baking and discover the delights of gingerbread!
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup molasses
2 eggs
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup milk
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, add sugar, molasses and eggs. Beat thoroughly. In a separate bowl, sift flour with soda, ginger, salt and cinnamon. Sift again. Add the dry ingredients to the creamed butter mixture alternately with milk beating after each addition. Pour into a greased and floured 9" x 9" x 2" oven proof dish or pan. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
If making a gingerbread house, use a biscuit pan so the bread is not as thick and can be cut to size as needed. This recipe will also make soft cookies (not ginger snaps) if dropped on a greased cookie sheet and baked for approximately 15 minutes of until done.
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