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Preheat oven to 350u00b0F.
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In a medium-sized bowl, mix together flour, spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice, and cloves), baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
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In a separate large bowl, cream together butter, sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer on low speed. Mix in the vanilla extract.
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Gradually blend the flour mixture into the butter mixture until it is well combined.
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Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness. From here, you can either bake it as a large sheet of cookies to cut later, or, you can use cookie cutters to make cookie shapes.
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If you choose to bake it as a large sheet, bake for 20-25 minutes. Cut out cookies to shape as desired.
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If you choose to bake it as shapes, place dough shapes onto parchment paper and bake for 12-15 minutes.
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Cool on cooling rack before serving. These are best once they have cooled.
