Valentine's Day Recipes
Victorian Gingerbread Cookies
Yield: about 8 (4 1/2 inch) cookies
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups unsifted all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1/3 cup dark corn syrup
- 1 large egg
Instructions
- In a large bowl, sift together flour, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt.
- Blend together butter and brown sugar until smooth. Add corn syrup and egg; beat well.
- Add dry ingredients, about one-third at a time, mixing until smooth after each addition.
- Chill dough for one hour.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Roll out half of dough on lightly floured surface to 1/4 inch thickness. (Reserve other half for decorations or for a second batch of cookies.) Using heart-shaped cookie cutter, press out cookie shapes or use knife to cut around a pattern. Place hearts on cookie sheet. Decorate as desired.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until golden.
- Remove and place on wire racks to cool.
- Store in a covered container.