Victorian Gingerbread Valentines
Source of Recipe
Linda's Busy Kitchen
List of Ingredients
2 1/2 cups unsifted flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/3 cup dark corn syrup
1 large egg
Recipe
In large bowl, sift together flour, cinnamon, ginger,
cloves and salt.
Blend together margarine and brown sugar until smooth.
Add corn syrup and egg; beat well. Add dry ingredients,
about one-third at a time, mixing until smooth after
each addition. Chill dough one hour.
Roll out half of dough on lightly floured surface to
one-quarter-inch thickness. (Reserve other half for
decoratins or for a second batch of cookies.) Using
hear-shaped cookie cutter, press out cookie shapes
or use knife to cut around a pattern. Place hearts
on cookie sheet.
Decorate as desired. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20
minutes until golden. Remove and place on wire racks to
cool. Store in covered container.
Makes about eight 4 1/2 inch cookies
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