spiced cutouts

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 1 egg
• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons ground cloves
• 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon orange zest

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• in a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. beat in the molasses and egg. sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and cardamom; stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the orange juice. then stir in the orange zest.
• on a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. cut out cookies with cookie cutters, and place them on an unprepared cookie sheet. bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, edges should be slightly browned. cool cookies on wire racks.