Soft Gingerbread Cookie Recipe 

This Soft Gingerbread Cookie recipe is on of my favorite Grandma's Molasses cookies recipes. Full of molasses, ginger, cinnamon and cloves! GET THE RECIPE

Ingredients

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Making Soft Gingerbread Cookies

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Soft Gingerbread Cookies

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Gingerbread Cookie Dough

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Cutting Gingerbread Men

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Soft Gingerbread Cookie Recipe

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