{
 "@context": "https://schema.org",
 "@type": "Recipe",
 "author": {
  "@type": "Organization",
  "name": "asharedpalate.com"
 },
 "name": "Gingerbread Cookies",
 "description": "Molasses-and-ginger cutout cookies, rolled ¼ inch thick so the middle stays chewy, made in one bowl.",
 "recipeYield": "36 cookies",
 "totalTime": "PT2H",
 "recipeCategory": [
  "Dessert"
 ],
 "recipeIngredient": [
  "10 tbsp (140 g) unsalted butter",
  "½ cup (106 g) light brown sugar, packed",
  "⅔ cup (225 g) molasses",
  "1 large egg",
  "3¼ cups (390 g) all-purpose flour",
  "2 tsp ground ginger",
  "1½ tsp ground cinnamon",
  "¼ tsp ground cloves",
  "1 tsp baking soda",
  "½ tsp salt"
 ],
 "recipeInstructions": [
  {
   "@type": "HowToStep",
   "text": "Melt the butter in a large bowl, 30 to 40 seconds in the microwave. Stir in the brown sugar and molasses, then let it cool until warm to the touch, not hot."
  },
  {
   "@type": "HowToStep",
   "text": "Stir in the egg, then the ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt."
  },
  {
   "@type": "HowToStep",
   "text": "Mix the baking soda into the flour, then stir it into the bowl until no dry flour shows. The dough will be soft and a little sticky."
  },
  {
   "@type": "HowToStep",
   "text": "Split the dough in two, pat each half into a flat disk, wrap, and chill at least 1 hour (up to 2 days)."
  },
  {
   "@type": "HowToStep",
   "text": "Heat the oven to 375 °F. Line two baking sheets with parchment."
  },
  {
   "@type": "HowToStep",
   "text": "Roll one disk on a floured counter to ¼ inch thick. Cut shapes with a 3-inch cutter and set them 1 inch apart on the sheet. Re-roll the scraps once."
  },
  {
   "@type": "HowToStep",
   "text": "Bake 8 to 10 minutes, one sheet at a time, until the edges look dry and set and the tops feel firm when you press lightly."
  },
  {
   "@type": "HowToStep",
   "text": "Cool 5 minutes on the sheet, then move to a rack. Cool completely before you stack or store them."
  },
  {
   "@type": "HowToStep",
   "text": "Eat the cookies only after they are baked; the dough has raw egg in it, so do not taste it."
  }
 ],
 "nutrition": {
  "@type": "NutritionInformation",
  "servingSize": "1 of 36",
  "calories": "100 kcal",
  "proteinContent": "1.3 g",
  "carbohydrateContent": "16.0 g",
  "fatContent": "3.5 g",
  "saturatedFatContent": "2.1 g",
  "sugarContent": "7.6 g",
  "sodiumContent": "73 mg",
  "fiberContent": "0.4 g"
 },
 "image": "https://asharedpalate.com/assets/scenes/gingerbread-cookies.jpg",
 "imageAlt": "Dark brown gingerbread cookies cut in shapes, plain with no icing, on a rack",
 "url": "https://asharedpalate.com/gingerbread-cookies"
}