Gingerbread Cookies
Dec 29, 2024 09:25 AM
This Gingerbread Cookies recipe is a delicious Christmas favorite! They are fun to decorate and have a soft, chewy bite with a crisp edge and perfectly spiced flavor!
Gingerbread cookies are among my favorite cookies to bake, decorate, and enjoy each Christmas! I had a few “musts” for these cookies when I developed this recipe many years ago. They had to be full of flavor, soft and chewy to bite into, and they had to be great for decorating. And they are all those!
These Gingerbread cookies are the BEST I’ve tasted anywhere. I hope you’ll love them too!
What I Love About This Recipe:
Soft and Chewy: My gingerbread cookie recipe makes perfectly soft and chewy gingerbread cookies every time! Yet they still hold up well for baking, decorating, and sharing.
Easy Recipe: My gingerbread cookie recipe is an easy recipe made of flavorful ingredients.
Make Ahead Friendly: The holidays are busy! I love to make the cookie dough or the soft gingerbread cookies and frosting ahead of time.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup (226 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (213 g) brown sugar, packed, (light or dark)
- 3/4 cup (255 g) molasses
- 1 teaspoon (2.6 g) kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons (5.2 g) ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons (3.6 g) ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon (0.5 g) ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon (0.57 g) espresso powder
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.35 g) vanilla extract
- 1 large (50 g) egg, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon (4 g) baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon (3 g) baking soda
- 3 1/2 cups (420 g) all-purpose flour
- confectioners’ sugar, optional
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
10 minutes
Total Time:
20 minutes
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