Cooking Times

740 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
750 min
Total Time

Ingredients (12 items)

4.00 cups All-purpose flour
1.00 cup Brown sugar
1.00 cup Butter
0.50 cup Honey
1.00 Egg
2.00 tbsp Ground ginger
1.00 tbsp Ground cinnamon
1.00 tsp Ground cloves
1.00 tsp Ground cardamom
1.00 tsp Baking soda
0.50 tsp Salt
2.00 cups Royal icing
for decorating

Instructions (8 steps)

1
Cream butter and sugar. Add honey and egg, beat well.
2
Mix flour, spices, baking soda, and salt.
3
Gradually add dry ingredients to butter mixture. Form dough.
4
Wrap dough and refrigerate overnight for flavors to develop.
720 minutes
5
Roll dough very thin (1/8 inch) on floured surface.
6
Cut into shapes - stars, hearts, pigs, gingerbread people.
7
Bake at 350°F for 8-10 minutes until edges just brown.
10 minutes
8
Cool completely. Decorate with white royal icing if desired.
30 minutes