Gingerbread Cookies
This is my favorite Gingerbread Cookie recipe. A classic Christmas cookie recipe spiced perfectly and sweetened by brown sugar and molasses ready for you to frost. This cookie recipe will definitely become a tradition in your family.
Ingredients
Gingerbread Cookies:
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground clove
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2⁄3 cup unsalted butter
- 1 large egg
- 5 tablespoons molasses
Icing:
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ½ tablespoons milk (use 2% or whole)
- 1 tablespoon corn syrup
- Optional: food coloring
Instructions
Gingerbread Cookies:
- Using a medium bowl whisk all of your dry ingredients
- In a large bowl cream the butter with the sugar with a hand electric mixer until fluffy. Once fluffy add in the egg and then the molasses.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet mixture. I add it in small amount mixing then adding more. Do this until the dough comes together.
- Divide the dough into two, and on two trays lined with parchment paper roll each ball of dough until they are extended at 1⁄4 inch thick.
- Place in the fridge to chill for at least an hour.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line two baking trays with parchment paper.
- With your rolled out dough, cut your gingerbread men and place on baking sheets.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until they are slightly golden. Allow them cool completely before you begin decorating with icing.
Icing:
- Whisk powdered sugar, vanilla, milk, and corn syrup in a small mixing bowl until perfectly combined.
- If you want it a bit thinner, you can add a bit more milk. If you would like it thicker just add a bit more powdered sugar. You really want this icing to stay in place to something thick would be better for decorating.
- Add the icing to a plastic bag, and cut the edge but make sure it’s tiny so you get a more defined decoration. Allow to dry then serve.
- Optional: Add food coloring to icing for fun and festive decorating.
Nutrition
Serving: 2cookiesCalories: 1470kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 3gFat: 152gSaturated Fat: 96gTrans Fat: 6gCholesterol: 408mgSodium: 89mgPotassium: 133mgFiber: 1gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 4671IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 1mg
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