Gingerbread House Cookies Recipe: How to Make It

Gingerbread House Cookies Recipe: How to Make It

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This is my favorite molasses cookie. I use the recipe not only to create little houses for Christmas but also to make bunnies for Easter and stars for the Fourth of July. —Karen Haen, Sturgeon Bay,...

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1 to 1-1/2 teaspoons grated orange zest
  • 5-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup water
  • Optional: Royal icing or frosting and food coloring of your choice

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