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A delicious gingerbread cookie with a hint of orange. These smell so good, you can't keep them a secret.

Provided by JWHITE12

Categories Desserts Cookies Gingerbread Cookie Recipes

Yield 54

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 ½ cups white sugar
1 tablespoon molasses
1 egg
3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cloves
2 teaspoons ground cardamom
2 teaspoons baking soda
¼ cup orange juice
1 tablespoon orange zest

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in the molasses and egg. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and cardamom; stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the orange juice. Then stir in the orange zest.
On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut out cookies with cookie cutters, and place them on an unprepared cookie sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, edges should be slightly browned. Cool cookies on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 83.2 calories, Carbohydrate 12 g, Cholesterol 12.5 mg, Fat 3.6 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 72.7 mg, Sugar 5.9 g