Gingerbread Village
A Betty Crocker betty-crocker-cookies recipe for Gingerbread Village.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup dark molasses
- 1/3 cup cold water
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Instructions
- 1
Heat oven to 350º.
- 2
Grease square pan, 9 × 9 × 2 inches, and jelly roll pan, 15 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 1 inch.
- 3
Beat brown sugar, shortening and molasses in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon.
- 4
Stir in water.
- 5
Stir in remaining ingredients except Frosting and assorted candies.
- 6
Press one third of dough into square pan.
- 7
Press remaining dough into jelly roll pan.
- 8
Bake 1 pan at a time about 15 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched in center.
- 9
Cool 5 minutes.
- 10
Invert onto large cutting surface.
- 11
Immediately cut jelly roll into fourths and then into buildings as shown below.
- 12
Cut square into braces as shown.
- 13
Cool completely.
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