Gingerbread Spritz

Makes about 48

1 cup butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup molasses
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

Preheat oven to 400 F. In a large mixing bowl beat together butter, molasses and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla until well blended. Set aside. In another bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and ginger. Stir into creamed mixture until well blended. Divide dough into fourths. Place 1/4 of dough in a cookie press and press out cookies onto ungreased baking sheet (for best results, use a shiny silver baking sheet and not the kind witha non-stick coating). Bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until set, but not brown. Allow to cool for 2 minutes on baking sheet, then remove to wire racks to cool. If desired, decorate with Royal Icing.

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Reviews of Gingerbread Spritz:

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  Betty in Minnesota  Dec 12, 2009
Would make this again.
This has become my favorite cookie over the last 3 years. I do use fresh nutmeg and think it adds to the flavor. The taste is very much like the gingerbread my mom made when I was a kid. Maybe bit bland for some but perfect for me. five stars

  A cookie baker in Lenexa, KS  Dec 17, 2008
Would make this again.
I liked this dough. It was easy and fast to make. The dough was pretty sticky though, which made it a little tricky to get the cookies to press right. But I had it figured out before I finsihed the first tube/sheet. I think adding just a little more flour will help the next time I make it. four stars

  A cookie baker  Dec 7, 2008
Would not make this again.
How many ways can you say bland, boring, and just plain blah? Absolutely no flavor whatsoever. The dough came out perfectly, and my 9 year old had a blast playing with the cookie press. The final result wasn't worth the effort. one star

   Dec 23, 2007
Would not make this again.
This does not taste like a traditional gingerbread man recipe. There is quite a lot of molasses for the size of the recipe which makes the cookies taste more like a molasses cookie rather than a gingerbread one. Quite a disappointment if you're expecting a gingerbread man kind of taste. two stars

  Nancy in Nashua, NH  Dec 18, 2007
Would not make this again.
I didn't like them at all. The dough was too soft. They were very bland. I would have liked more spice, and even more sugar. A total waste of ingredients, and calories - not worth the cheat. I don't know what I am going to do with them. one star

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