Kitchen and Living Room Combined Designs: christmas cookies recipes

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDArcRpK3133AX7F91Rhj6VTUNYbRFTHNFHhZalTV14V1T_2p-LsR3UnbEwZRP9oxRSVsATQYT9EBH7B-TJlU6djm8x07e4dbtzuXMARDHQQgxGlI3jlUOShm6ao0MyMWI2W0CIx2uMA/s1600/IMG_8726.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDArcRpK3133AX7F91Rhj6VTUNYbRFTHNFHhZalTV14V1T_2p-LsR3UnbEwZRP9oxRSVsATQYT9EBH7B-TJlU6djm8x07e4dbtzuXMARDHQQgxGlI3jlUOShm6ao0MyMWI2W0CIx2uMA/s640/IMG_8726.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Nothing smells better (or more like the holidays...) than Ginger Spice Cookies baking in the oven.  When we had friends over for dinner over Thanksgiving weekend, I served a couple of these mini cookies with Salted Caramel Gelato.  I like serving cookies and ice cream for a dinner party because it is casual, and not to mention easy.  It isn't an over the top, overly rich, dramatic dessert that sends everyone over the limit, but it is a sort of comfort food dessert that everyone loves.<br /><br />Our friends that came for dinner texted Mike last night for the recipe, so I thought I'd share this morning!  The recipe is based on the Barefoot Contessa's Ultimate Ginger Cookie recipe, but with a few adjustments.<br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZE4fX74q8vepxZOK_y_wo1u__taX5SDo9gSZpnN-TLPB9yVkZmXWcAyCzAClD0vBEyr0gvtsQlXnWNH3nI2DeIhbELFp5F-g2iI-DMSFLXDpCl54EgAAWphpyjxgHweuyufJv0GIuYc/s1600/ginger.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZE4fX74q8vepxZOK_y_wo1u__taX5SDo9gSZpnN-TLPB9yVkZmXWcAyCzAClD0vBEyr0gvtsQlXnWNH3nI2DeIhbELFp5F-g2iI-DMSFLXDpCl54EgAAWphpyjxgHweuyufJv0GIuYc/s640/ginger.jpg" width="425" /></a>Ginger Spice Cookies</span></i><br /><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjennysteffens.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F12%2Fginger-spice-cookies-holiday-cookies.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-PMaM1iJ4ICM%2FUL4ZBqS-K2I%2FAAAAAAAAOrk%2FP_6rpvhhdbA%2Fs640%2Fginger.jpg&description=Ginger%20Spice%20Cookies%0A%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fjennysteffens.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F12%2Fginger-spice-cookies-holiday-cookies.html"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br /><br />2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour<br />1 teaspoon baking soda<br />2 teaspoons ground cinnamon<br />1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves<br />1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg<br />1/2 teaspoon ground ginger<br />1/4 teaspoon salt<br />1 cup brown sugar<br />1/4 cup vegetable oil<br />1/3 cup unsulfured molasses<br />1 egg<br />sugar, for rolling the cookies    <br /><br />In the bowl of an electric mixer beat the brown sugar, oil, and molasses on medium speed for 5  minutes. Add the egg, and beat for 1  minute.  With the mixer still on low, slowly add flour, baking soda, cinnamon,  cloves, nutmeg, ginger, and salt and mix on medium speed for 2 minutes.<br /><br />Make small balls (1 inch in diameter) with very small ice cream scoop or with a spoon. Roll them into a ball with your hands, then press both sides of each cookie in granulated  sugar and place them on the sheet pans. Bake at 350 for 6-8 minutes.  They should look soft when they come out of the oven.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbflqAx3HoXJFTgTesyw_p25JkUmuS2Zhi5O5mQ1RfBeHUkJ-FP30w14hlArAheujkuIPDJ2m8oMxQekaJ29N1Nuejg-VtWttsnzH5iYvSBLMrJ2M5LgjzDkItO5nFG2_5pGRkA3E12M4/s1600/IMG_8729.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbflqAx3HoXJFTgTesyw_p25JkUmuS2Zhi5O5mQ1RfBeHUkJ-FP30w14hlArAheujkuIPDJ2m8oMxQekaJ29N1Nuejg-VtWttsnzH5iYvSBLMrJ2M5LgjzDkItO5nFG2_5pGRkA3E12M4/s640/IMG_8729.JPG" width="640" /></a><script src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Ginger Spice Cookies | Holiday Cookies

Nothing smells better (or more like the holidays...) than Ginger Spice Cookies baking in the oven. When we had friends over for dinner over...

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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUmFPLcXTGM_tS1tQUk4oM9jYGJgYK-dMWeOH3OVFSZ56hJJik-UQXllwkM9c8vdUX-zY4Xg2qt2xWyikTrOznPngV4L2uVkt_23wHO57IVNWRy6zrom1dIZRHsjFjV8oB_LQNoPvykWF/s320/IMG_3543.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Sugar Cookie Recipe (24 small cookies)</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">2 sticks of butter<br />1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar<br />2 1/2 cups of flour<br />1 tsp of vanilla<br />1 tsp of cream of tarter<br />1 tsp of baking soda<br />1 egg<br /><br />In your Kitchen Aid fitted with the paddle attachement, whip together butter and powdered sugar.  Add Flour, vanilla, cream of tarter, soda, and egg.  On slow, stir together ingredients just until combined.  Turn the dough out onto a floured board and wrap it with plastic wrap.  Let the dough rest in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.  </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcG0FW8OIgYxuRMwqJ5uvolvCGpGhFJ0zpbhMwLNl-KccFS0nA0_zVmQ-g9cByCfKdI4ANjVQ7yEmb8nzJZk7XsSF5D0AmDVuGOpBl43PxpcaC5Az4tdME-IoDfUHgeF3iQmzbgBUe5tG/s1600/IMG_3758.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcG0FW8OIgYxuRMwqJ5uvolvCGpGhFJ0zpbhMwLNl-KccFS0nA0_zVmQ-g9cByCfKdI4ANjVQ7yEmb8nzJZk7XsSF5D0AmDVuGOpBl43PxpcaC5Az4tdME-IoDfUHgeF3iQmzbgBUe5tG/s640/IMG_3758.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Royal Icing</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px;">3 egg whites<br />4 cups of powdered sugar<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px;">In the Kitchen Aid fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the egg whites until almost frothy.  Add in the powdered sugar and whisk on slow until smooth.  You may need to add more or less powdered sugar or water to achieve desired thickness.  For sugar cookies, you want the icing to be thin enough that it will fall back on itself and smooth itself out, but not too thin so it will run off of the cookie.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Good colors are so important to making professional looking sugar cookies.  Here are my tips :</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Red : When making red you need to use a lot of food coloring.  I also add orange to the red to make it less pink.  Add just a touch of green to the red to make it less electric.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Green : I add a little bit of yellow and orange to green to make it more of a natural green.  For christmas, I like to use two shades of green - light and dark. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; 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