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Holiday Gingerbread Cookie Recipe

Holiday Gingerbread Cookies (1)

Prep Time: 40 minutes (+chilling)

Cook Time: 6 minutes

Total Time: 46 minutes + chilling

Yield: 2 dozen

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Holiday Gingerbread Cookies (1)

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Stir together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ground cloves and ginger; set aside.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer for 30 seconds. Add sugar; beat until combined.
  3. Add egg, molasses and vanilla; beat until combined.
  4. Beat in as much of the flour mixture as you can. Stir in remaining flour.
  5. Cover; chill dough about 3 hours, or overnight, or until easy to handle.
  6. Preheat oven to 375° F. On a lightly floured surface roll dough to about 1/8″ thickness. Cut dough using 5″ gingerbread-person cookie cutter.
  7. Arrange the cutouts 1 inch apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake for 5 to 6 minutes or until edges are firm and bottoms are light brown.
  8. Transfer cookies to wire racks; cool.
  9. Pipe designs on cookies with icing.

Holiday Gingerbread Cookie Recipe

Holiday Gingerbread Cookies (1)

Prep Time: 40 minutes (+chilling)

Cook Time: 6 minutes

Total Time: 46 minutes + chilling

Yield: 2 dozen

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Stir together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ground cloves and ginger; set aside.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer for 30 seconds. Add sugar; beat until combined.
  3. Add egg, molasses and vanilla; beat until combined.
  4. Beat in as much of the flour mixture as you can. Stir in remaining flour.
  5. Cover; chill dough about 3 hours, or overnight, or until easy to handle.
  6. Preheat oven to 375° F. On a lightly floured surface roll dough to about 1/8″ thickness. Cut dough using 5″ gingerbread-person cookie cutter.
  7. Arrange the cutouts 1 inch apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake for 5 to 6 minutes or until edges are firm and bottoms are light brown.
  8. Transfer cookies to wire racks; cool.
  9. Pipe designs on cookies with icing.

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