Day 12 of 12: Gingerbread DINOSAURS :)
I’ve never made gingerbread anything before. I’m actually not even sure how much gingerbread I’ve actually tasted in my entire life. For my 12-day baking spree, I found it completely necessary to break my non-ginger-baking streak once and for all. What kind of “Christmas breaking spree” would I be running if I didn’t make gingerbread something? Well, I had considered making gingerbread men for a while; I actually went all around town searching for an inexpensive gingerbread man cookie cutter (some of those go for ridiculously high prices). Then I realized how boring men are— gingerbread men, that is. :) While digging through the cookie cutter selection at Sur La Table one day, I found some dinosaur cookie cutters that I fell in love with almost immediately. Right when I saw them, I knew I’d be making gingerbread dinosaurs, not men. I knew my brother would love it, too. :)
See, the thing is, I might seem like a 19-year-old sophomore in college, but I’m really not. I’m probably the biggest child you’ll ever meet (well, maybe not, but still, I’m pretty childish). The simplest things make me happy, and I can find something to laugh about in every situation. I enjoy swinging (probably more than most children do), I get distracted by pretty colors and shiny, peculiar-looking things. I think the word “booger” is probably one of the funniest words ever, and I enjoy pretending to pick people’s noses. Okay.. we might be getting a little far into this.
The point is, dinosaurs beat men, hands down, in any situation. :)
Anyway.
I got this recipe from Culinary Covers. This recipe produced a soft (but not too soft), super gingery gingerbread cookie. And the huge amount of molasses poured into this recipe (well, it seems huge to me) just gives it even more of a bite.
Speaking of molasses… Is it just me, or does molasses smell like soy sauce? I was almost too afraid to put that stuff in my cookie dough.
Back to the recipe: The cookie dough was really easy to make, and even easier to work with. Like Lori of Culinary Covers says in her post, the cookie dough was easy to mix, cut, roll, and re-roll. This recipe yielded a cookie perfect for the holiday season. If you enjoy gingerbread, and you’re inkling to decorate some cookies, I definitely recommend these cookies.
As for me, after tasting these cookies, I realized I’m not that big of a fan of molasses or ginger. I do enjoy decorating cookies, though! :)
Speaking of which, my brother and I have about 1 1/2 dozen of these to decorate. I guess I should get on that…
Happy holidays, everybody! I hope you enjoyed my 12 Days of Baking. :)
