Ingredients
The following ingredients have 10 Servings
- All-purpose flour (for the work surface)
- 1 recipe unbaked Gingerbread Cookies
- 4 tablespoons (2 oz) unsalted butter (melted)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 pounds (four 8-ounce packages) cream cheese (at room temperature)
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs (at room temperature)
- 1/4 cup unsulphured molasses (not blackstrap molasses)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest (preferably organic (optional))