Gingerbread Cookies for the Holidays

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These tasted better on the second day, when the citrus flavor was more pronounced. Now I think they were worth the effort. Some tips regarding the sticky dough -- it was very sticky in the bowl. My first effort at rolling didn't work well, but the second attempt worked great, and I didn't have to add any more flour to the dough. Here's what I did: I followed the instruction to flatten half the dough between sheets of waxed paper before putting it in the refrigerator. I flattened it to nearly finished thickness. When cold, I removed the waxed paper and did a final roll to about 1/4 inch on a floured surface, with a floured rolling pin. As I cut each cookie I immediately transferred it to a (lightly greased cookie tray with minimal handling. This worked well and resulted in cleanly cut shapes. If the dough starts to get sticky, give up and cool it again. I did this with the scraps, too. I didn't care for the icing in the recipe, and used royal frosting instead.

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This was an incredibly easy and delicious recipee! The cookies came out so moist and favorable that I will make these every Christmas for my family. They were so good I didn't frost them. Oh well, maybe next year!

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Groan!!!! Loved this recipe!!!!! I will make this recipe every year for sure! I love the texture and consistency and the FLAVOR! The orange zest really sends a curve ball to your taste buds! I did have to use extra flour for rolling them out, but WHO CARES?

I also let them cool on the cookie sheet for about 5 minutes before taking them off to cool on racks. Haven't tried the frosting, but the flavor of these cookies was wonderful!

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it really didn't work i followed all the steps its all powderery and it won't even chill :( help me please

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Excellent gingerbread flavor. The hint of orange is very good. Followed the recipe pretty close, although I used 1/2 whole wheat white flour. Did not change the texture, and made it have a little nutrition. This is not a cookie recipe for the novice. I would rate it as intermediate skill required.

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We followed this recipe exactly (although didn't make the frosting - just wanted the cookies plain and it was excellent. Perfect amount of spicy flavor. The dough was very easy to work with and it was nice to not have to chill it for multiple hours. Will definitely become a Christmas staple in our household.

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The PERFECT gingerbread cookie, and I have tried many recipes looking for it. With just a little bit more zip than your ordinary gingerbread cookie because of the orange zest and the lemon juice, and it really makes a difference. I make one batch with the amount of ginger that is called for and I bake them soft for the kids. I make a second batch with double the ginger for my husband and I and I bake them til crispy. Mmmmm good.

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These are hands down the best gingerbread cookies I have ever tried the orange zest is amazing they taste so fresh!

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These were delicious! Really moist and soft even the next day, always the sign of a good cookie. The spices are right on too, perfect for adults and my small children as well. I didn't use the frosting included but the cookie itself is the best version of a gingerbread one that I've ever made.

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I've never made ginger bread cookies because the taste of the ones in the store didn't appeal to me. I tried this one and reduced the spices a bit leaving out the allspice & ground cloves and kosher salt. They were wonder and easy to handle, the grandkids loved them! I have one grandson that is gluten free so I used some gluten free baking mix and made him some too and they were wonderful too! Thanks Alex for the great recipe!