Spiced Cutouts

Name: Spiced Cutouts
Yield: 54
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1.5 cups white sugar; 1 tablespoon molasses; 1 egg; 3.25 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon; 1 tablespoon ground ginger; 2 teaspoons ground cloves; 2 teaspoons ground cardamom; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 0.25 cup orange juice; 1 tablespoon orange zest

Recipe by JWHITE12 from allrecipes.com

Dessert

Ingredients

54 servings

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1 cup butter, softened
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1.5 cups white sugar
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1 tablespoon molasses
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1 egg
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3.25 cups all-purpose flour
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1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

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1 tablespoon ground ginger
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2 teaspoons ground cloves
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2 teaspoons ground cardamom
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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0.25 cup orange juice
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1 tablespoon orange zest

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in the molasses and egg. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and cardamom; stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the orange juice. Then stir in the orange zest.
On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut out cookies with cookie cutters, and place them on an unprepared cookie sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, edges should be slightly browned. Cool cookies on wire racks.