Me and my family thought this was delicious. The one problem was that when I kept them in the oven for as long as this recipe told me to, they came out really hard.

My son is allergic to dairy and eggs and this was great for him. Made it for a kid's Christmas party and the cookies were a big hit!

What a great recipe! Every cookie came out perfect...nothing like a perfect man!

These are pretty good. I rolled the dough out on floured parchment as another user suggested and it was very easy to work with. They aren't spicy enough for my taste and have a stronger molasses taste. They have a nice chewy texture that I like. A good cookie, but not quite what I was looking for.

Great recipe. I was looking for a recipe that didn't come out of the oven hard; these are soft in the middle but not "cake like"; I did keep the cookies in a tupperware container which I think kept them from going hard.

classic gingerbread recipe, goes perfect with this icing: 1 tablespoon margarine 3 tablespoons boiling water 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1/8 teaspoon salt 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar also, dont overcook these, you will be able to taste it and they do get hard when they dry and butter your pan as they stick i would also recommend decoring heavily with icing and using margine such as sticks like Parkay. thay turnd out fine that way

I used the recipe for smaller (2 to 3 inch cookies), and they are perfect. I ended up with about 50 cookies per batch. The only problem is that they weren't gingery enough for my tastes. I would suggest adding a pinch or 2 more ginger. Also try the "Gingerbread Frosting for Cookies" for added kick.

Pretty good and easy to make-- not very sweet, definitely needs some icing, but other than that, a very good dough to work with. Bakes to be the same brown as the raw dough was.

These are certainly soft. So soft in fact, that when I wrapped them up and put them aside overnight and went to decorate them the next day, I discovered that they had broke up into gingerbread...body parts. Oh well, the taste was there, but the cookie itself was too sweet. Will not make again. Thanks anyway.

This recipe turned out amazing! The cookies were soft and delicious. I was very concerned when I made this - the dough was SOOOOO soft, but rolling it out on floured parchment did the trick. We like our gingerbread a little spicy so I added 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 1/4 tsp ginger, 1/4 tsp allspice, 1/2 tsp cloves, and 1/4 tsp nutmeg. I also cooked them for only 9 minutes. The first batch was done for 11 and my oven may run a little hot, so 9 worked well.

Eh... I really had higher expectations for these cookies. I usually enjoy milder gingerbread so judging by the reviews I thought I would like this. Unfortunately these were too blah. They turned out fine for decorating so we will have a lot of fun with these, but as far as giving them out to family, I don't think so. The dough was so easy to work with, required no chilling, and I used another reviewer's recomendation to roll between two sheets of wax paper, perfect and now mess, so that is why it is getting 4 stars. Taste - 3 stars.

Excellent recipe. Using my "KitchenAid" made this a breeze. I blended the shortening and brown sugar for a full five minutes, till almost fluffy, and gradually added the molasses and water. Using a sifter, mix all the flour, baking soda, and spices in another bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, one cup at a time. The "KitchenAid" does all the work. Everything was measured exactly as the recipe called for. Thank you for sharing this fantastic recipe.

I'm really surprised on the reviews on this one! I've never made Gingerbread but the kids wanted too. I just took out of the oven a few minutes ago decorated one, ate it and they are awesome!!! I followed the recipe except I used butter flavored crisco for the shortning (its what I had) and added a pinch of nutmeg and cloves plus a little more cinnamon. Rolled between wax paper and the rolled great, cut great and came right off the pam sprayed cookie sheet just perfect! They are not real spicey which I like better and when the kids wake up from a nap they are going to decorate! I think these are a must try!!!!

This is the first time I have made gingerbread cookies, and this recipe was not only easy to follow, but the cookies looked and tasted great! I love the mild flavor - most gingerbread I have tried in the past has been too spicy. I will definitely be making these again.

This turned out perfect for a gingerbread house. I did add 1/2 tsp of allspice. There was no problem using the dough right away. I just made sure to roll it between sheets of wax paper. This recipe made just enough for the walls and roof pieces for our cookie house, and a couple little men to put out front.

These cookies turned out perfect! Thankyou.

These cookies turned out pretty good, though just a little dry and not as spicy as my usual gingerbread recipe.