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- 5 cups (780g) all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 T ground ginger
- 4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp allspice
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 16 T (2 sticks/250g) unsalted butter
- 1/2 C (105g) firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 C (125g) granulated sugar
- 1 C (345g) molasses
- 1 egg
- assorted candies and sugar for decorating
- royal icing
- gingerbread house cookie cutters (or cut out pattern)
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