Valentine's Day Recipes

Victorian Gingerbread Cookies

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Yield: about 8 (4 1/2 inch) cookies

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups unsifted all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup dark corn syrup
  • 1 large egg

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, sift together flour, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt.
  2. Blend together butter and brown sugar until smooth. Add corn syrup and egg; beat well.
  3. Add dry ingredients, about one-third at a time, mixing until smooth after each addition.
  4. Chill dough for one hour.
  5. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
  6. Roll out half of dough on lightly floured surface to 1/4 inch thickness. (Reserve other half for decorations or for a second batch of cookies.) Using heart-shaped cookie cutter, press out cookie shapes or use knife to cut around a pattern. Place hearts on cookie sheet. Decorate as desired.
  7. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until golden.
  8. Remove and place on wire racks to cool.
  9. Store in a covered container.


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