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> 1992 1st Place: Gingerbread Bears
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> Serving Size :42
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> Categories :Bars and Cookies Cookies
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> Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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> 3 1/2 Cup Unsifted
> All-purpose flour
> 1 1/2 ts Ground ginger
> 1 1/2 ts Cinnamon
> 1 ts Baking soda
> 1 ts Ground cloves
> 1/4 ts Salt
> 1/2 c Butter --softened
> 3/4 c Sugar
> 1 Egg
> 3/4 c Light molasses
> 1 ts Grated lemon rind
> Decorations as desired
> 1992 ro m: Robert Miles Date: 25 Sep 98
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> Preparation time: 35 minutes Chilling time: 2 hours or overnight Cooking
> time: 7 to 10 minutes : 1. Measure 3 1/2 cups flour; sift together with
> spices, baking soda and salt; set aside. Beat butter with an electric
> mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add sugar and mix on high speed until
> light and fluffy, 2 minutes. Add egg and mix well. Stop the mixer and add
> molasses and lemon rind. Mix on low speed to combine. Stir in dry
> ingredients with a wooden spoon. : 2. Divide dough into four parts. Wrap
> each one separately in plastic wrap and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.
> : 3. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease baking sheets. : 4. Remove
> one piece of dough from the refrigerator at a time. Roll the well-chilled
> dough on a floured board or between sheets of waxed paper to a 1/8-inch
> thickness. Cut out with cookie cutters and carefully transfer to prepared
> baking sheets, leaving 1-inch between each cookie. : 5. Bake just until
> the cookies are lightly browned and set, 7 to 10 minutes. Do not
> overbake. Transfer from baking sheets to a wire rack and cool completely
> before decorating. Decorate as desired. Store in airtight containers. :
> Nancy Schubert of Schaumburg, Illinois took first place with these chubby
> little bears. She uses colored sugar, little candies and a classic royal
> icing to decorate the bears. Confectioners' sugar icing or tubes of
> decorator icing can be also can be used. from the Chicago Tribune fifth
> annual Food Guide Holiday Cookie Contest December 3,
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