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Gingerbread Cowboy Boot Cookies
These gingerbread cowboy boot-shaped cookies are downright adorable. Decorate them with royal icing and sanding sugar—they'll look like the real thing!
👥 24 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h⏳ Prep: 30 min👤 Ree Drummond📖 thepioneerwoman
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●baking sheet
- ●pan
- ●oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, allspice, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg and orange zest in a large bowl. Whisk to combine.
2
Beat the butter and brown sugar in a separate large bowl with a mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2 to ⏱️ 3 minutes. With the mixer running, drizzle in the molasses, mixing well and scraping the bowl halfway through if necessary. Add the egg and beat well.
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3
Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the flour mixture to the butter mixture in three batches, mixing until just combined after each addition (the dough will be dense and dry). Divide the dough in half; place each half between 2 large pieces of plastic wrap. Roll out each piece of dough into a 1/4-inch-thick rectangle. Transfer the dough rectangles to a baking sheet and refrigerate for at least ⏱️ 2 hours and up to ⏱️ 8 hours.
4
Preheat the oven to 350 ̊. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Cut the dough into cowboy boots or other shapes with 2- to 3-inch cookie cutters and place about 2 inches apart on the prepared pans.
5
Bake the cookies until set but still soft, 10 to ⏱️ 12 minutes. Let cool ⏱️ 5 minutes on the pans, then remove the cookies to racks to cool completely. Decorate with royal icing and sanding sugar. Let set about ⏱️ 1 hour.
Royal icing, for decoratingSanding sugar, for decorating
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