Gingerbread Cookie Recipe
Classic soft gingerbread cookies, a delightful holiday treat made from scratch, with a perfect balance of warm spices and sweetness, topped with a delicious icing.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 16 cookies
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 cup butter
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup molasses
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon cloves
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
Icing
- 2 tablespoons meringue powder
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar: In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar.
- Add wet ingredients: Add molasses, vanilla, and eggs; mix until well combined.
- Incorporate dry ingredients: Stir in baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg. Gradually add flour and mix.
- Form cookies: Use a cookie scoop to place dough on a sheet, flatten, and bake.
- Bake: Bake at 375°F for 9-10 minutes.
- Make icing: Combine meringue powder, powdered sugar, and water; mix until spreadable.
- Decorate cookies: Use a piping bag to decorate cooled cookies with icing.
Notes
- Use room temperature butter for fluffy cookies.
- Baking soda helps achieve a soft texture.
- Monitor baking time due to oven variations.
- Adjust icing consistency to preference.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 233 kcal
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 221mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 51mg
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