A great Ginger Horse Cookie inspired by my love of cookies and my love for my horse Ginger.
Servings: 12
Calories: 296kcal
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ cup molasses
- 3 ¾ cup all-purpose flour plus more for dusting work surface
- 2 large eggs
- 1 stick butter softened
- ¾ cup dark brown sugar packed
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg freshly grated
- ½ teaspoon salt
For the Icing:
- 1 package store bought icing
Instructions
- In your stand mixer cream the sugar and butter on low-speed till well combined.
- Now add the eggs and the molasses, mix until well combined.
- Now sift the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
- Add your dry ingredients to the butter mixture. Combine using a wooden spoon or other strong utensil.
- Now take your dough and wrap it in plastic wrap. Stick it in the fridge for about an hour.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Line your cookie sheets with parchment paper, this stuff rocks for cookies.
- Let the dough sit at room temperature for about 15 to 30 minutes, it should be pliable and easy to manipulate.
- Grab about ¼ of your dough and roll onto a floured board. It should be about ⅛ inch thick. Now press your horse cookie cutter into the dough. Transfer the cutout to the cookie sheets, and repeat.
- You can reuse scraps. Waste not, want not!
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, till golden. Transfer to your wire racks to let cool.
- Once cool get your creativity going and make fun stuff on the cookies. Hope you are better at it than I am.
- Allow icing to dry.
- Serve with a big old "I love horses" smile.
- *you can use a straw to cut out a hole at the top of each cookie, then tie a ribbon to them and hang them on your tree*
Notes
Recipe credit to Paula Deen
Nutrition
Calories: 296kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 320mg | Potassium: 182mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 281IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 2mg