Best Christmas Spice Cookies
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Christmas Spice Cookies recipe
Ingredients
| ¾ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| ⅔ | cup |
butter
or margarine, soften |
|
| ¼ | cup |
orange juice
|
|
| ½ | cup |
corn syrup, dark
|
|
| ½ | cup |
molasses
|
|
| 4 ½ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| ¾ | cup |
whole-wheat flour
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
ginger
ground |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
cloves
ground |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
nutmeg
ground |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
allspice
ground |
* |
Directions
In a mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter.
Blend in orange juice, corn syrup and molasses.
Combine flours, giner, baking soda, salt, cloves, nutmeg and allspice.
Add to creamed mixture; mix well. Chill 3 to 4 hours orovernight.
Roll a portion of the dough on a lightly floured surface to ¼ inch thickness.
Cut into desired shapes. Place 2-inches apart ongreased baking sheets.
Repeat with remaining dough. Bake 350℉ (180℃) for 12 to 14 minutes.
Cookies will be soft and chewy if bakes 12 minutes--crunch if baked longer.
