I wish I could say the recipe for these delicious gingerbread cookies is a tasty family heirloom that has wafted down through the mists of time to grace our kitchen each December. But nooo. The recipe for these seasonal gingerbread cookies comes from the front of a pair of oven mitts I bought a few weeks ago at the dollar store! I’m not kidding. The recipe design on the mitts is what initially what caught my eye at the store and was the reason I bought the pair. It wasn’t until I was home that it occurred to me to actually give the recipe a try. So with the help of my two eager 9-year-old assistants, we made the cookies per the mitts, and they decorated them. And wow! They turned out better than any gingerbread cookies I’ve ever made because the flavor of the spices and molasses, especially, didn’t overpower the overall taste. Also, they’re not overly sweet. They’re perfect with a cup of tea or hot chocolate. And the aroma is heart-warming. This is a gingerbread recipe I will use again and again.