Crisp gingerbread cookies can be great, but sometimes only soft and chewy will do. Some recipes for soft and chewy gingerbread cookies that we tried turned out specimens that were gummy rather than chewy. For our recipe, we were after the perfect soft, chewy gingerbread cookie. After many tests, we identified the key to consistently soft and chewy gingerbread cookies—rolling the dough out to an even 1/4 inch every time. Watching the cookies carefully as they baked and removing them from the…
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