Baking is so therapeutic to me. I've been feeling slightly overwhelmed lately, so I did a little baking last week. And it totally helped.
This is my grandma's gingerbread recipe. It seems like she always has these at her house when we visit. They are one of my favorites. I think I need to roll them out a little bit thinner and make the glaze a little bit thicker and then they'll be just like hers. I decided to cute them out in Christmas shapes. I'm so in the mood for Christmas. I realized yesterday that Thanksgiving is just next week. And my sister is due with a baby girl the next day. And then before we know it, Christmas will be here!
I like to make my Christmas lists for my family throughout the year. I like to put thought and purpose into each gift. And then I try to get my shopping done early. I usually do pretty well at this. I especially like shopping online and having it come straight to my door. No busy parking lots, no busy stores, no long lines, and sometimes when there's no shipping charges that's nice too.
How do you like to do your Christmas shopping? Early? Closer to Christmas? On Black Friday? Don't like shopping at all?
My Grandma's Ginger Bread
Mix together: 1/3 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup dark unsulphured molasses
Stir in: 1/2 cup cold water
Sift & stir in: 6 cups white flour
1 tsp each: salt, allspice, ginger, cloves, & cinnamon
Stir in: 2 tsp baking soda dissolved in 3 TBS water
Add: 1/2 cup more flour
Roll out on floured surface to about 3/8 - 1/2 inch thick. Cut into desired shapes. Bake on lightly greased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 15-18 minutes. (Test like cake- by touching lightly & no print should remain.)
Frost, with a glaze made from powdered sugar, vanilla, & water, while still warm. (Start with about 1 cup powdered sugar. Then stir in a little water and vanilla at a time until you reach your desired consistency.
Store in tight container between wax paper.
2 comments:
baking is my therapy, too. :) i am always on the look out for a good gingerbread cookie recipe. i will definitely give this one a try! thanks, courtney!
I love gingerbread and I'm so excited to have a tried and true recipe, umm, I can taste them already! Thanks! Marsha
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