Gingerbread was sacred, it was allowed to be made only during Christmas and Easter. It is also a traditional holiday spiced cookie.
Take a large bowl, add softened ½ cup Butter,
½ cup Brown Sugar,
¼ cup Jaggery powder.
Mix until it is creamy.
Add 1 Tsp Vanilla extract,
1 Tsp of fresh Orange Zest, Mix well.
Add dry ingredients, 1 cup All-Purpose Flour,
1 cup Wheat,
1 Tsp Baking Powder,
½ Tsp Baking Soda,
¼ Tsp Ginger powder,
¼ Tsp Cinnamon powder,
⅛ Tsp ground cloves, Mix well until incorporated.
Add 3 + ½ Tbsp Warm Milk and mix until it comes together.
Wrap the dough and refrigerate for 10-15 minutes.
Then roll out the dough to ½ inch thickness.
Use your favorite Christmas cookie cutter to cut the dough.
Bake in pre-heat the oven to 170*C for 10-12 minutes until the edges become golden brown.
Let them cool completely before trying to lift them off the tray.
Ice your cookies and let them set for 5-10 minutes.
Ready to serve our Christmas Special Gingerbread Cookies! Enjoy!