Gingerbread House Dough
This gingerbread dough is flavorful and full-bodied. It holds a good structure for building gingerbread houses or making gingerbread men.
Servings: 1 pound
Calories:
Ingredients
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup molasses
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1½ teaspoons baking soda
- pinch salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl using a stand mixer or hand mixer, cream together the butter, sugar, molasses, and vanilla.
- Slowly incorporate the ginger, allspice, cloves, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, and all-purpose flour until the mixtures comes together to form a soft dough.
- Divide the dough in half and wrap well in plastic wrap. Chill for at least 2 hours before rolling, OR freeze for up to 2 months.
- When cutting and baking, roll the dough to ¼" thickness and cut your desired shapes.
- Preheat oven to 350-degrees and bake the dough pieces on parchment lined baking sheets for approximately 20-25 minutes.
- Cool completely and air dry the dough for several days before decorating with royal icing.
- See https://kudoskitchenbyrenee.com/gingerbread-house-tutorial/ for full instructions for making and assembling the gingerbread house.
Notes
For making gingerbread houses, make at least 4 batches.