One of my very favorite Christmas cookie recipes is for gingerbread cookies! There’s just something about classic gingerbread cookies decorated with dainty white icing that creates a sense of nostalgia, and the warmth of the spices give a cozy feeling. Plus, it’s a favorite Christmas recipe – at home or on the road – to make with kids.
Classic Gingerbread Cookies
Ingredients:
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- ¾ cup butter, melted and cooled
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup molasses
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ tsp ground cloves
- ¾ tsp ground ginger
- Extra sugar (depending on method)
Make-ahead tip: Combine flour, baking soda, and all spices together in a gallon size food storage bag. Freeze until ready to use.
Directions:
- Beat sugars, butter, and egg together into extremely smooth. Add molasses and mix well.
- If you haven’t pre-made the flour mixture, whisk those ingredient together in a separate bowl now. Slowly add to the molasses mixture in 3 portions, mixing well after each addition.
- Cover and chill dough in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- To make molasses crinkles, scoop tablespoon-size portions of cookie dough, roll into smooth balls, and roll in the extra sugar. Place 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes or until deep golden brown and the tops start to “crinkle” or crack. Cool on wire racks.
- To make flat gingerbread cookies, lightly flour your kitchen counter and roll the chilled dough to about ¼” thickness. Use cookie cutter to cut shapes and place on baking sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes or until deep golden brown. Remove and cool on wire racks. A storebought tube of white decorator’s icing is perfect to draw some pretty little designs on your gingerbread cookies!
One of our family’s favorite Christmas traditions is to supply all the grandkids on Christmas Even with pre-baked gingerbread cookies and several tubes of cookie icing. Decorating the cookies for Santa is always a huge hit. If you’re traveling for the holidays, you might be surprised at how well-received a tin of ready-to-decorate cookies are!
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