'Tis the season...for gingerbread! The Enthusiastic Kitchen Elf decided to make some gingerbread cookies for his Secret Santa buddy. Since his buddy loves Star Wars as much as we do, he wanted to use his Chewbacca cutter instead of a traditional gingerbread man shape. Too cute. Ingredients 1¼ C organic dark brown sugar ¼ C butter, room temperature 1 large egg ⅓ C milk (I used whole milk) 1½ t baking soda 1½ t ground cinnamon 1 t ground ginger ½ t ground cardamom ¾ C unsulphured molasses ¼ C ginger syrup* 6 C flour ¼ C crystallized ginger (thinly sliced)* unsweetened cocoa powder, for rolling Procedure Beat brown sugar and butter together in a large bowl until well-combined. Add egg and milk. Beat again until smooth. Add baking soda, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, molasses, ginger syrup, and crystalized ginger. Beat again. Stir in 4 C of flour. Gradually add remaining flour, using a wooden spoon. Once the dough starts to b...
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