Card Gingerbread

A dish with butter and brown sugar at the center.

Gingerbreads, Cookies, And Wafers

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • ⅓ cup butter
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup molasses
  • 1¾ cups flour
  • ½ tablespoon ginger
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon soda
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Make it lactose-friendly
  • ⅓ cup butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Cream the butter, add sugar gradually, egg well beaten, molasses, and flour mixed and sifted with ginger, salt, soda, and cinnamon. Chill, roll in sheets to one-fourth inch in thickness, bake on a buttered sheet, and cut in squares.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories436
Protein5.9 g
Fat13.7 g
Carbs73.2 g
Fiber1.3 g
Sodium513 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States