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Answers: ok today is thanxgiving as you know but we are putting up christmas stuff and i am sooooo bored i want to do something creative like cooking or making something any good ideas websites or recipies
Hi Alaina,
What types of things are u lookin for? Like ornaments or cookies what?
These gingerbread ornaments look and smell like edible gingerbread - but don't eat them! They become very hard after they are baked and are meant to be painted and then hung as Christmas ornaments.
Instructions
Difficulty: Easy
Things You'll Need
Brushes
Groceries
2 Large Mixing Bowls
Cookie Sheets
Flour Sifters
Holiday Cookie Cutters
Knife
Rolling Pins
6 tbsp. shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup molasses
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. ground cloves
2 tsp. ginger
2 tsp. cinnamon
7 cups flour
1 1/2 cups water
OnePreheat oven to 350 degrees.
TwoBeat shortening and sugar together in a large bowl. Stir in molasses.
ThreeSift baking soda, ground cloves, ginger, cinnamon and flour together in a large bowl. Stir this mixture plus water into the sugar and shortening mixture, alternately adding the water and baking soda mixture to the shortening mixture.
FourStir until mixed thoroughly and refrigerate 6-8 hours.
FiveCut dough into three equal pieces, knead each piece lightly and then use a rolling pin to roll out each piece to a 1/4-inch thickness.
SixUse holiday cookie cutters made in the shapes of gingerbread people and houses to cut shapes out of the dough.
SevenUse a medium- to large-sized drinking straw or the end of a wooden chopstick to make a hole at the top of each shape.
EightPut cookies on cookie sheets and bake for about 20 minutes. Turn oven off and allow cookies to cool in the oven. This will help harden the cookies.
NinePlace cookies on racks to completely harden. Place racks in a cool, dry place and let sit for two to three days.
TenCoat cookies with clear acrylic or varnish and allow cookies to dry thoroughly.
Eleven Paint cookies with acrylic paints as desired. Allow paint to dry thoroughly.
Twelve Thread a 5- to 6-inch length of narrow ribbon or cording through the hole at the top of each ornament. Knot ends and hang ornaments.
Tips & Warnings
This recipe can be halved. The recipe above makes approximately 30-40 cookies; the number of cookies you actually get will depend upon the size of your cookie cutters.
String gingerbread people together to make a gingerbread garland or a gingerbread wreath.
Coat cookies with an additional layer of clear acrylic or varnish to protect paint.
Explain to small children that these cookie ornaments are not to be eaten.
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Make cookies.
Here are some good recipes
BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
INGREDIENTS
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup white sugar
2/3 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup mashed bananas
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together, and set aside.
Cream the butter with the sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Mix in the mashed bananas. Add the flour mixture, and stir until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips. Drop by spoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets.
Bake in preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes.
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PUMPKIN COOKIES
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup butter
1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups canned pumpkin
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Cream butter and sugar, then add the eggs. Mix well. Add vanilla and pumpkin. Set aside.
Sift dry ingredients, then blend into the "wet" ingredients.
Drop by heaping teaspoons onto a greased cookie sheet, bake for 10 - 15 minutes. Cool. Best eaten if you let them "ripen" for a day. Store in a sealed container.