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Catholic Recipe: Gingerbread Cookies

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup honey
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 egg, beaten

Details

Yield: 1 dozen

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Difficulty:  ★★☆☆

Cost:  ★★☆☆

For Ages: 11+

Origin: Austria

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Also Called: Lebkuchen

DIRECTIONS

Mix all ingredients thoroughly except beaten egg. Roll out dough 1/4 inch thick. Cut with cookie cutters. Brush with beaten egg. Bake on greased, floured baking sheet 15-20 minutes at 350°. Yield, 1 dozen

Recipe Source: Catholic Cookbook, The by William I. Kaufman, The Citadel Press, New York, 1965
Wed22 October
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Wednesday of the Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. John Paul II, Pope

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The Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. John Paul II (1920-2005). Karol Jozef Wojtyla was born in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland. After his ordination to the priesthood and theological studies in Rome, he returned to his homeland and resumed various pastoral and academic tasks. He became first…

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