Name: Gingerbread Cookies and Citrus Sugar Cookies
Yield: Each recipe makes 3 dozen
Ingredients: 2 3/4 cups unbleached all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 3/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/4 cup solid vegetable shortening, room temperature; 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 cup unsulfured (light) molasses; 1 large egg; 2 cups unbleached all purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 1/4 teaspoons grated lemon peel; 1 1/4 grated tangerine peel or orange peel; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/4 cup powdered sugar; 1 large egg

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Gingerbread Cookies and Citrus Sugar Cookies

Each recipe makes about three dozen cookies, depending on the size of the cookie cutters used. The gingerbread cookies are crisp and lightly spiced, while the sugar cookies have lively lemon and tangerine flavors. Both are perfect for a variety of imaginative decorations.

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