December 04, 2023

Hello Foodie Friends

Yes it is national cookie day and have I got a goodie for you the chocolate really makes it!

I've got a gingerbread-house-decorating party with the family this week and I'm looking forward to digging into all of that candy! (hopefully some of it will make it onto the house ;o) It's lots of fun when we get together for this, I just need to remember to start at the top and work my way down. I have the most fun on the landscaping. One of my dreams as a kid was to live in Candy Land and it's fun to get carried away with these. Here's my best shot at a GINGERBREAD COOKIE RECIPE I reserve for just around the holidays. I threw in a recipe for gingerbread ornaments below below too!

Enjoy!
Marzee

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GINGERBREAD COOKIES WITH CHOCOLATE

INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup molasses
2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup milk
white sugar

DIRECTIONS:
Combine butter or margarine, molasses, and unsweetened chocolate in the top of a double boiler. Heat until chocolate melts. Stir until smooth. Sift together flour, 2/3 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, and salt. Stir in melted chocolate mixture and milk. Mix well. Chill until firm. Roll dough into 1 inch balls.
Roll balls in sugar. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at
375 degrees for about 10 minutes.

Yield: 3 Dozen Cookies
Categories: Cookies, Holiday

MARZEE's CORNER

GINGERBREAD ORNAMENTS

1/2 cup cinnamon
1/2 cup applesauce
2 Tablespoons glue

Mix together and roll out onto wax paper. Use a gingerbread cookie cutter to cut out the shape. Poke a hole on the top with a straw. Let air dry for a couple of days. Then you can paint them if you like.

Yield: Approx. 6 ornaments