Merry Christmas, Tropophilia readers. As my gift to you, I’m sharing my family’s top secret, blow-your-mind, eat a bazillion cookies, gingerbread recipe. I maintain that this is the best holiday cookie recipe you’ll find. Enjoy and thanks for a great first year of Tropophilia!
Me and my brothers (I'm in the overalls), Christmas 1986
Ansley Gingerbread
Ingredients:
- 2/3 Cup Shortening
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 1 Egg
- ¼ Cup Molasses
- 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 1 tsp. Baking Soda
- 1 tsp. Ground Cinnamon
- 1 tsp. Ground Ginger
- 1 tsp. Ground Cloves
- 1/2 tsp. Ground Nutmeg
Instructions:
Mix dry ingredients. In separate bowl, mix shortening and sugar. Add egg and molasses to sugar mixture; beat until smooth. Add dry ingredients to wet mixture; mix completely. Chill in refrigerator (at least 3 hours; best overnight).
Roll 1/8” thick slab (on sheet coated in flour or parchment paper); cut into fun shapes and bake atop parchment paper on a cookie sheet at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes.
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Well, Christmas is near and we have the turkey bought. The kids have written their santa lists and everything is pretty much done and ready. So thank you for the recipe – they adore gingerbread, but I have never tried to make it myself. Wish me luck!
I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round, as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely around a Red Christmas Tree, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys.
Thanks for sharing this great recipe with us, my kids couldn't have enough of that ginger bread. But the best gift I ever got for Christmas were two artificial Christmas trees and decorations for them. They helped us spend some quality family time while decorating them and the forest did not have to be harmed.
Dele
I know I haven’t been around for a while. And I’m sorry for that, really. I’m really sorry I’ve been very on-and-off for months. And yeah, I just thought I should take some time off to just really sort out everything that’s on my mind and all.
The children looks so happy with those smile full of warmth.
well firstly marry Christmas to you. i am sorry as i got late to come here. but still i am happy to see your recipe.really awesome. you did a great job. hope you will get a very cool gift for you.