Name: Gingerbread Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: makes 20 cookies
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 450 g (3 2/3 cups) all-purpose flour or cake flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tbsp cinnamon powder; 1 tbsp ginger powder; ½ tsp nutmeg powder; ½ tsp clove powder; ½ tsp allspice powder; ½ tsp cardamom powder; 130 g (1 stick 2 tbsp) unsalted butter, at room temp; 140 g (3/4 cup) brown sugar; 180 g (1/2 cup) honey or molasses; 1 egg; 150 g (3/4 cup) powdered sugar; 1/2 tsp vanilla paste; 1 tsp agave syrup; 2 - 3 tbsp water

Gingerbread Cookies

We love making new cookie recipes, and it’s a true joy to share them with you. This way, we all have a fantastic collection of cookies to choose from on the blog. This year, we decided to create a classic recipe that we always return to. One of those is this amazing Gingerbread Cookie recipe. These cookies are beautifully flavored with honey and brown sugar and a delicious homemade warm spice mix that is cozy and delicious. Decorate the cookies with homemade icing to make them charming and adorable, and you can involve the kids in the decorating; they will love it.

Adorable Gingerbread Cookies

These are the top reasons why we adore these cookies:

beautifully spiced, warm, cute, and delicious cookies
the most adorable Christmas cookies
kids and adults adore them
a delightful homemade gift, and you can easily transport them in a box in your car
they keep well in a cookie

Essential ingredients

We bought all the ingredients for these cookies in our local Lidl store. We will need a variety of spices and other lovely ingredients to make these cookies delicious. You can find the whole list of ingredients and methods below. But let's walk through the main steps together for easier preparation.

Spices - Use cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, anise, and cardamom. Optionally, use a store-bought gingerbread cookie spice mix.

Flour - use all-purpose flour or bread flour for this recipe.

Sugar and honey - This recipe uses brown sugar and honey. You can also use molasses.

Icing - make homemade icing to decorate the cookies to make them adorable and delicious.

Storing

Feel free to store these cookies in your pantry. Place them in an airtight container or cookie box and keep them there for up to three weeks.

How to make Gingerbread Cookies at home (video)

Check this short video to learn how to make Gingerbread Cookies at home.

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Speculaas Cookies
Vanilla Crescent Cookies
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Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies
Viennese Whirls
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Brittle Linzer Cookies
Made in collaboration with Lidl Slovenija d.o.o. k.d.

Ingredients

cookies

450 g (3 2/3 cups) all-purpose flour or cake flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tbsp cinnamon powder

1 tbsp ginger powder

½ tsp nutmeg powder

½ tsp clove powder

½ tsp allspice powder

½ tsp cardamom powder

130 g (1 stick 2 tbsp) unsalted butter, at room temp

140 g (3/4 cup) brown sugar

180 g (1/2 cup) honey or molasses

1 egg

icing

150 g (3/4 cup) powdered sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla paste

1 tsp agave syrup

2 - 3 tbsp water

Tools and equipment

large bowl

stand mixer or an electric mixer

freezer bag or cling film

rolling pin

cookie cutter

large baking sheet

parchment paper

piping bag

METHOD

dry ingredients

In a large bowl, combine all-purpose flour, baking powder, pinch of salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, anise, allspice, and cardamom.
cookie dough

Add butter (at room temperature) and brown sugar to a stand mixer bowl fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat for 5 minutes to combine. Add the honey and egg and beat into the mixture. Add the dry ingredients and quickly stir to combine to create a cookie dough. Divide the cookie dough into two parts. Flatten the dough and transfer it to a freezer bag or wrap it in clingfilm. Place in the fridge for 2 - 3 hours or up to 3 days.
shape

Place a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat it to 180 °C / 350 °F. Dust your working surface with flour. Add the dough and roll it to a thickness of 5 mm (3/16”). Cut into gingerbread cookies until you get 20 cookies. Place them on a parchment paper lined baking sheet, about 2 cm (1 inch) apart. Place in the oven and bake for 10 minutes at 180 °C / 350 °F. When they bake, transfer to a wire rack, wait for the cookies to cool, and then decorate.
icing

Add powdered sugar, vanilla paste, agave syrup, and water to a small bowl. Stir to combine, then transfer to a piping bag. Decorate the cookies as desired, then serve.

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Gingerbread Cookies