Soft & Chewy Gingerbread Cookies

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SOFT + CHEWY GINGERBREAD COOKIES

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Chill Time: 2–3 hours
Cook Time: 9–11 minutes
Yield: About 24 cookies
Category: Cookies

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

• 2 teaspoons ground ginger

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Wet Ingredients

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened

• 1 cup white sugar

• 1 egg

• 1 tablespoon orange juice

• 1/4 cup molasses

For Rolling

• 1/4 cup sugar

Instructions

1. Mix the dry ingredients:
   In a medium bowl, whisk or sift together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. Set aside.

2. Cream butter & sugar:
   In a large bowl, cream the softened butter with 1 cup of sugar until light and fluffy.

3. Add the wet ingredients:
   Beat in the egg until fully incorporated.
   Add the orange juice and molasses and mix until combined.

4. Combine wet & dry:
   Add the dry ingredients in small batches, mixing until just combined. Do not overmix.

5. Chill the dough:
   Refrigerate for 2–3 hours.
   (If short on time, freeze for at least 30 minutes.)

6. Prep the oven:
   Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).

7. Shape the cookies:
   Scoop dough into balls about 2 tablespoons each.
   Roll each ball in the 1/4 cup sugar.
   Lightly flatten the tops so they’re about 1/2-3/4 inch thick.

8. Bake:
   Bake for 9–11 minutes, until the edges are set but the centers are still soft.

9. Cool:
   Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes, then move to a wire rack. Store in fridge 3-5 days or freeze and enjoy whenever.

10. ENJOY!!

ADVENT CALENDAR IDEAS

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December is almost among us friends! In our family, we’ve done advent calendars for years. Mostly chocolate but sometimes toy ones. This year we decided to do our Advent Calendar with acts of kindness + fun Christmas activities. We want our kids to be reminded to look for ways to be a blessing to others. And of course, I will add some chocolate to it as well :)

This year I created a new document with 30 ideas you can choose from. Feel free to download it and be sure to tag me on IG if you use it!

ADVENT CALENDAR IDEAS

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And just like that it’s December 1st! Is your family into Advent Calendars? We’ve been doing them for a number of years but instead of just chocolate, we add some Christmas activities and acts of kindness. We got our calendar from Joures. Use code LAURA15 for 15% off your purchase over $50.

This year I created a document with ideas to put in your advent calendar. Feel free to download it here!

Advent Calendar Ideas

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Hello December! Are you guys into advent calendars? For years I just went for the classic Lindt ones but once I had kids, I wanted to jazz things up a bit. We bought a reusable calendar at Homesense and we fill it with chocolate for the kids and a note. On the note is a fun activity or an act of kindness!

I had a few people on instagram ask me for our ideas so I compiled the list and will attach it here!

Happy December everyone!

GIFT GUIDE FOR THE HOSTESS

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It’s almost the most wonderful time of the year! We’re planning on doing all our shopping in November as December is just NUTSO for us (which I’m sure is the same story for everybody!) Today’s gift guide is all about the HOSTESS! This is the person in your life who LOVES entertaining and having people over! It may be your BFF, sister, mother in law or you (if that’s the case, send this on to your hubby!)

1. PILLOW 2. CAKE STAND 3. SERVING TRAY 4. CHUNKY KNIT THROW
5. NARWHAL MUG 6. CHEERS ORNAMENT 7. SERVING SPOONS 8. PITCHER

So many cute items and some of them are on sale!! More gift guides coming your way soon!

XO,
Laura