In my opinion, there is nothing more festive than gingerbread. Whether it be cute cookies or a whole house, this holiday staple is surprisingly simple to make and only takes 1o minutes to bake.

Ingredients:

-1/2 cup of softened butter (unsalted)

-3/4 cup brown sugar

-1/3 cup dark molasses

-1 egg

-2 and 2/3 cup flour

-1 tsp. baking soda

-2 tsp. ginger

-A pinch of salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice

Directions:

-Using the whisk attachment on a mixing stand (or just a regular whisk) mix together the butter and sugar for about five minutes

-Add in the molasses, egg, and a splash of water and continue to mix

-In a separate bowl mix together the dry ingredients and then slowly add to the wet ingredients while continuing to combine after each addition

-Chill the dough in the fridge for about 30 minutes to an hour

-Preheat oven to 350 degrees

-Roll out dough until thin (it will get slightly bigger when baking) and cut into shape with a cookie cutter or knife

-Place on a lined baking sheet and bake for about 10 minutes or until the edges are crispy

-ALLOW TO COOL COMPLETELY. If you try to frost them too early the icing will melt, and it will be very difficult

-Frost with any sort of icing although I prefer to use royal icing because it dries and looks nice but as you can see, I’m not the best at decorating

A plus to this recipe is that it is strong enough to make your gingerbread house if you want to (again, I recommend royal icing because it dries like glue).