1. Put flour, baking soda, baking powder, spices and salt in a large bowl
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1 cup
1 cup
1 cup
1 cup
1 cup
1 cup
all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon
baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon
baking powder
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1 tablespoon
1 teaspoon
ground ginger
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1 tablespoon
1 teaspoon
ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon
1/2 teaspoon
ground cloves
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1 teaspoon
pepper
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1 teaspoon
1/2 teaspoon
salt
Put
large bowl
2. Whisk dry ingredients together
whisk
large bowl
3. Beat room temperature butter and brown sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy.
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1 stick
1 stick
unsalted butter
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1 cup
dark brown sugar
Put
mixer
4. Beat until fluffy
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3
Lever
mixer
5. Add eggs and molasses
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2
large eggs
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1 cup
unsulfured molasses
Put
mixer
6. Mix
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1
Lever
mixer
7. Add flour mixture
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large bowl
Put
mixer
8. mix on low until just combined
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1
Lever
mixer
9. Divide dough into thirds
10. Roll dough out between sheets of parchment paper, 1/4-inch thick
11. Freeze until cold and firm, probably 15 minutes?
12. Heat oven to 350 degrees
350 degrees
oven
13. Cut into shapes of your choice, such as snowflakes or gingerbread men. Spread two inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
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rolled out dough
Cut with Cookie Cutters
baking sheet
14. Refrigerate the cookies so that they firm up again
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baking sheet
Put
refrigerator
15. Wait about 15 minutes.
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12
minutes
timer
refrigerator
16. Move cookies to oven
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baking sheet
Put
oven
17. Bake cookies until crisp but not dark, 12 to 14 minutes.
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12
minutes
timer
oven
18. Let cool on sheets on wire racks.
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baking sheet
Oven mitts
wire rack
19. When cool, you can decorate the cookies with icing and sprinkles. When you pipe designs, sprinkle the icing with sanding sugar and let it sit for five minutes before tapping off the excess sugar. Then let the icing set completely at room temperature, which will take an hour or so, depending on how thick it is.