![]() ![]() How to Bake and Decorate Gingerbread Cookies Place the cookies 1-inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Using cookie cutters, cut out desired shapes. Roll out one disc 1/4-inch thick (I made the cookies pictured here a bit thinner to my husband’s liking). You’ll need extra flour for this particular recipe. ![]() Line baking sheets with parchment paper or baking mats set aside. When you’re dough is ready, preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Pro Tip: DO NOT BAKE THE DOUGH unless you’ve chilled it first!! Letting the dough chill helps the ingredients come together better with a smaller chance of the dough cracking while baking. Now the important part: place it in the refrigerator to chill for 4 hours or overnight. Place each portion of the dough onto a piece of plastic wrap, flatten and seal. The dough will be soft and sticky, don’t worry!ĭivide the dough into two chunks. With mixing speed on low, gradually add the dry ingredients, mixing just until combined. Next, in a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and nutmeg. Add the egg and vanilla, beat on medium for 2 minutes. ![]() In the bowl of a stand mixer (or using a large bowl and a hand mixer), beat the butter on medium speed until it’s light and fluffy, about 1-2 minutes.Īdd the brown sugar and molasses, beat on medium-high speed for 1 minute. How to Make Gingerbread Cookies MAKING THE GINGERBREAD DOUGH The cookie should be soft and chewy, not crunchy! The key to a perfect gingerbread man cookie is to make sure to not overcook or over mix the dough. We baked half and saved the rest for later. We quickly got to work whipping up a batch of dough. Last week our three year old found my stash of cookie cutters and was totally enamored with the gingerbread men. This year I’m trying to get ahead of the game by making/freezing all of my Christmas cookie dough-like Santa’s cookies, chocolate crinkle cookies, and white chocolate cranberry pistachio cookies! Come Christmas I want to be able to savor all of those sweet moments with my family instead of being stuck in the kitchen washing a sink full of dirty dishes. We love our classic Gingerbread cookies, but if you’re looking for other holiday favorites check out our Santa Cookies and Roll Out Sugar Cookies. They are fun, festive and perfect for the holidays! Or I will ice them, and then they get to put the decorations on.Our classic gingerbread cookies are made from scratch and full of warm winter spices. Keep in mind that most kids like to decorate with as much candy or sprinkles they can fit, so I find that limiting the types of decorations I offer can help. Cutting out cookies can be a great way to connect with your family, but don't worry if you're still in that stressful place with them. This time I chose to use a simple buttercream frosting and let the kids go to town on decorating with leftover Halloween candy.ĭoes anyone really like decorating cookies with kids? I'll admit it took me quite a few years to get to that place. You can decorate these however you like, or eat them straight. I love having that extra space to chill food this time of year. (in a sealed bowl! beauty of the bosch mixer). If it's already cold by you like it is here, you can just set it outside on the deck like we do. The dough needs an hour to chill before rolling, so just pop it in your fridge. I also want to warn you that this really is a chewy cookie recipe, so don't go baking them longer to make them crispy, it won't happen (ask me how I know.) You'll want to make sure not to overbake them as it's hard to tell when they are done with the dough already being dark. The dough gets its classic flavour profile from molasses and the cookies also have a chewy profile. Gingerbread is a holiday staple for many people. ![]()
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