Ginger Christmas cookies
Description
The recipe won't take much time. If you'd like to find out, you can serve it with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
To make cookie dough, you need to combine butter with sugar and honey. Bring all ingredients to a boil on the stove, stirring constantly, as sugar burns very quickly. Once boiling, remove the mixture from heat and let it cool.
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Step 2
Sift the flour into a convenient container through a sieve. It's better to do this several times so that it becomes enriched with oxygen. Mix the flour with ginger, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder.
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Step 3
When the honey mixture has cooled, add the flour with spices and knead the dough. Cover it with plastic wrap and refrigerate for several hours to cool thoroughly.
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Step 4
After a couple of hours, take the dough out of the refrigerator and place it on the work surface. Roll it out into a ½ cm thick sheet. If it's too thick, your cookies will resemble gingerbread more. Cut out shapes from the dough and place them onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
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Step 5
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Bake the cookies for 10–15 minutes, checking their readiness constantly. The cookies are thin and can burn quickly. Remove the baked cookies from the oven and let them cool.
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Step 6
Add five to six tablespoons of water to the powdered sugar. Use the resulting icing and any other decorations to decorate your cookies. Wait for the icing to set, then serve the baked goods.