Medium Chinese Dessert

Spiced Cutouts

Name: Spiced Cutouts
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 31 min
Total time: 51 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
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 cups orange juice; 1 tablespoon orange zest

Total Time

51 min

20m prep · 31m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

—

Difficulty

Medium

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A delicious gingerbread cookie with a hint of orange. These smell so good, you can't keep them a secret.

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 cups orange juice
1 tablespoon orange zest

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2

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.
3

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.