Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, gingerbread cookies. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
This classic cut-out gingerbread cookie recipe is easy to make, perfect for decorating, and always so delicious. I've never shared a gingerbread cookie recipe on my blog before. The truth is, I haven't been able to find "the one" I'm proud of to post on my blog.
Gingerbread Cookies is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Gingerbread Cookies is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook gingerbread cookies using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Gingerbread Cookies:
- Make ready 3 1/2 Cups all-purpose flour
- Get 2 1/2 Teaspoons ginger , ground
- Take 1 Teaspoon baking soda
- Get 1 Teaspoon cinnamon , ground
- Get 1/2 Teaspoon nutmeg , freshly grated
- Take 1/4 Teaspoon cloves , ground
- Make ready 1/4 Teaspoon salt
- Get 1/2 Cup butter , unsalted , softened
- Prepare 3/4 Cup brown sugar light
- Get 1 egg large
- Take 3/4 Cup molasses mild
Whether or not you actually like gingerbread cookies is kinda irrelevant. You make them every single year because they make people happy. And because they're so damn adorable. If you're adding any candies, place these on while the frosting is still wet.
Steps to make Gingerbread Cookies:
- In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and brown sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the egg, mixing until combined.
- Then add the molasses and beat on medium speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. On low speed, slowly add the dry ingredients and mix just until the flour is incorporated, scraping the bowl as necessary, about 2 minutes. The dough will be very stiff and sticky.
- Scrape the dough onto a lightly floured baking sheet and pat it flat to a 1-inch thickness. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze for at least 1 hour and up to 4 weeks. Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and heat the oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
- Cut the chilled dough into quarters On a well-floured work surface, roll out one piece of dough to 1/8 inch thick (keep the remaining dough in the freezer). If the dough sticks to your work surface, slide an offset spatula under the dough to release it and dust the work surface with more flour.
- With a 4-1/4-inch cookie cutter, cut out the cookies and use an offset spatula to transfer them to the baking sheets, spacing them at least 1/2 inch apart. Brush off any excess flour.
- Gather and press the dough scraps together, then roll to 1/8 inch thick, and cut out more shapes. Add any remaining scraps to the next quarter of chilled dough. Continue rolling and cutting until the baking sheets are full.
- Bake the cookies, rotating and swapping the sheets’ positions halfway through baking, until firm to the touch and the edges are slightly golden, about 10 minutes.
- Slide the cookies on their parchment onto racks and let cool. Roll out and bake the remaining dough in batches on fresh sheets of parchment.
At the holidays, gingerbread cookies are a dessert staple. These crispy cookies are full of delicious spices that give them a distinctive flavor. While there is quite a bit of prep work involved in making. Gingerbread Cookies are some of the favorite cookies to be prepared for Christmas. The spices used and molasses give an amazing flavor and the aroma while.
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