Description
A delightful recipe for making gingerbread cookies, perfect for the holiday season.
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour: 3 cups (360 g)
- Ground ginger: 1 tablespoon (15 g)
- Ground cinnamon: 1 tablespoon (15 g)
- Ground nutmeg: 1/2 teaspoon (2 g)
- Baking soda: 1 teaspoon (5 g)
- Salt: 1/2 teaspoon (2 g)
- Unsalted butter: 3/4 cup (170 g), softened
- Brown sugar: 1 cup (220 g), packed
- Molasses: 1/2 cup (120 ml)
- Egg: 1 large
- Vanilla extract: 1 teaspoon (5 ml)
For decorating:
- Royal icing: 2 cups (480 ml), prepared
- Colorful candy decorations: (like M&Ms, sprinkles, or mini chocolate chips)
Instructions
- Gather your ingredients and tools.
- Prepare the dough by mixing dry ingredients and creaming butter and sugar.
- Chill the dough for at least 1 hour.
- Roll and cut the cookies into desired shapes.
- Bake the cookies in a preheated oven at 350°F (175°C) for 8-10 minutes.
- Allow cookies to cool and then decorate with royal icing and candy.
Notes
- Be careful not to overmix the dough.
- Chill the dough long enough to maintain cookie shape.
- Check cookies while baking to avoid overbaking.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
Keywords: gingerbread cookies, holiday baking, festive treats