Wilton Gingerbread Cookie Recipe - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 - 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 cups molasses
2 eggs, beaten

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325.
Thoroughly mix flour, baking soda, salt and spices.
Melt shortening in a large saucepan, let it cool slightly.
Add sugar, molasses, and eggs; mix well.
Add 4 cups dry ingredients and mix well.
Turn mixture onto lightly floured surface. Kneed in remaining dry ingredients by hand. Add a little more flour if necessary to make a firm dough.
Divide dough into 2 equal parts (this recipe makes 2 giant cookies).
Spray your pan with vegetable pan spray, press dough portion into prepared pan.
Bake 23-25 minutes, let cool in pan 5 minutes.