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Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
No Christmas cookie spread is complete without a classic Gingerbread Cookies Recipe! Dress up these homemade gingerbread cookies with royal icing features and outfits and candy decorations.
👥 24 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h 50m⏳ Prep: 35 min🔥 Cook: 2h 15m👤 Meggan Hill📖 culinaryhill
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●baking sheet
- ●oven
- ●spatula
📝 Preparation Steps
1
To make the cookies:
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In a large bowl, sift or vigorously whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves. Set aside.
ground ginger (see note 1)1 tablespoon
3
In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment on medium speed, or in a bowl with an electric mixer, beat butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and egg, and beat until smooth.
egg1egg whites at room temperature (see note 3)3
4
Add molasses, vanilla, and lemon zest and continue mixing until well blended. Gradually add flour mixture and beat on low speed until just combined. Stir a few strokes by hand to ensure all flour is incorporated.
5
Divide the mound into 2 equal portions. Shape each portion into a disk and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least ⏱️ 2 hours or up to 4 days.
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
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On a floured surface working with 1 disk at a time, sprinkle dough and rolling pin with a and roll out dough to 1/4-inch thick. Using gingerbread cookie cutters 3 to 5 inches tall, cut out cookies. Use additional flour to prevent sticking.
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Carefully transfer to prepared baking sheets using an offset spatula, spacing about 1 1/2-inch apart. Repeat with remaining disk of dough. Gather all scraps, re-roll, and cut out additional cookies. If the dough becomes sticky, refrigerate for ⏱️ 10 minutes.
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Bake until the cookies are lightly browned on the bottom, about 7 to ⏱️ 10 minutes. Cool on baking sheet ⏱️ 5 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely. Frost with royal icing (recipe follows).
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To make the royal icing:
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In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment on medium speed, or in a bowl with an electric mixer, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy.
egg1egg whites at room temperature (see note 3)3
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Reduce mixer speed to low and gradually beat in powdered sugar until blended, then beat on high speed until thick and glossy, about ⏱️ 2 minutes. Frost Gingerbread Cookies as desired.
Nutrition Facts
calories
230 kcal
fat Content
3 g
serving Size
1 cookie
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
36 g
sodium Content
125 mg
protein Content
2 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
15 mg
carbohydrate Content
49 g
saturated Fat Content
2 g
unsaturated Fat Content
2 g
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