Whole wheat gingerbread cookies
By: Kevin Anderson
Published: Friday, December 4, 2015 - 12:45pm

Ingredients




• 1 cup (250 mL) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup (250 mL) packed golden yellow sugar
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) 100% pure fancy molasses
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 tsp (5 mL) Great Value Artificial Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) iodized sea salt
• 1 1/2 cups (275 mL) Great Value Whole Wheat Flour
• 1 1/2 cups (275 mL) Great Value All Purpose White Flour
• 2 tsp (10 mL) ground ginger
• 2 tsp (10 mL) ground cinnamon
• 2 tsp (10 mL) Great Value Baking Cocoa
• 2 tsp (10 mL) Great Value Baking Soda

Preparation

1 In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses, egg, vanilla, and salt until combined. 2 In a separate bowl, whisk together dry ingredients; add to wet ingredients and mix until well blended and dough forms. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before handling. If chilled overnight, allow the dough to warm up slightly or it may crack when it is rolled out. 3 Preheat oven to 350F (175C.) Line two baking trays with parchment paper, set aside. Divide dough into 4 pieces; roll out one at a time keeping the remaining dough refrigerated. 4 Roll dough to ¼ inch (½ cm) thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut into desired shapes using floured cookie cutters. Carefully transfer to prepared baking trays. 5 Bake for 7-9 minutes, rotating trays top to bottom halfway through, or until cookies are set. Cool 1-2 minutes on the tray then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before decorating. 6 Tips: 7 Make a simple Royal Icing to decorate. It will harden overnight, making the cookies stackable for storage. Lightly whisk together 1 egg white and ¼ tsp (1 mL) lemon juice. Gradually beat in 1 ½ - 2 ½ cups (375-625 mL) of icing sugar to desired consistency. Tint using food colouring, then pipe onto cookies using a zipper storage bag with the corner snipped off. Allow the icing to dry overnight before storing in an airtight container. 8 More cookie recipes are available at www.walmart.ca/recipecentre.

About

This traditional festive cookie incorporates whole wheat flour to provide a fibre boost without compromising flavour or texture.