SOFT AND SPICED GINGERBREAD COOKIES

You'll need:

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tbsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 12 tbsp unsalted butter softened
• 3/4 cup unsulphured molasses
• 2 tbsp milk

How to:

1. Combine flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, salt, and baking soda in a stand mixer.
2. Stir until well-mixed then stop mixer to add butter. Mix on low for 1-2 minutes.
3. While mixer is running on low, slowly add molasses and milk. Mix on medium for another 10 seconds.
4. On parchment, pat dough into a ball, then cut into two pieces and roll each piece out to 1/2 inch thick.
5. Place dough in the freezer for 20 min.
6. Preheat oven to 350°. Remove dough from freezer and start cutting out shapes.
7. Bake for 8-11 minutes, don’t overbake.

*Dough can be re-frozen, recombined and re-rolled as many times as you need!