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Gingerbread cookies are such a fun holiday cookie! My kids and I recently made a bunch of gingerbread cookies together, and it was so much fun! I made the dough on Friday, and on Saturday, we baked and decorated our gingerbread men. I have to admit, that my kids did most of the work after I made the dough! They had a lot of fun cutting out the gingerbread men and decorating them together. I think they did a great job!
I’ve discovered that this recipe has a light ginger flavor, which I like. (Many gingerbread recipes are too heavily spiced for me.) One of my twins mentioned that she wouldn’t mind a slightly stronger ginger flavor, so I might add a little extra ground ginger the next time I make this recipe. This recipe produces cookies with a nice, fluffy texture.
Gingerbread Men Recipe
(courtesy of Mccormick.com)
(makes 24 small or 12 large gingerbread men cookies)
Ingredients
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- 3 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Tools You’ll Need
Optional: Hand Mixer or Stand Mixer
Gingerbread Cookie Instructions
Mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt in large mixing bowl. Set aside. Beat butter and brown sugar in a separate large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add molasses, egg and vanilla, mix well. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until well mixed.
Press dough into a thick flat disk. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness on lightly floured work surface. Cut into gingerbread men shapes with a large cookie cutter.
Place 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheets.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges of cookies are set and just begin to brown. Remove to wire baking racks and cool completely.
Once the cookies are completely cooled, you can decorate them. My daughters and I used a combination of sprinkles and store-bought icing to decorate ours.
Store cookies in airtight container up to 5 days.
Hope you enjoy this recipe! The recipe is so quick and easy to make, and my daughters and I really enjoyed decorating the gingerbread men! We plan to make more gingerbread men cookies this week for Christmas! Happy holidays!
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I always let the kids decorate our gingerbread cookies and yours look way cuter! Hahah!! Ahh, this has me wanting some homemade gingerbread cookies right now.
Carrie
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Your Gingerbread cookies look great! It’s funny how some of us prefer ginger to be more subtle. Thanks for the tip that this recipe is a soft touch on the spices. -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
I’ve not made gingerbread for years, I used to get the kids making houses when they were little which was loads of fun.
Yours have turned out so beautifully, I especially like Santa!
Lauren, a wonderful family project that your kids will fondly remember. My sons are all grown, but one Xmas Eve I had made gingerbread Scottie dogs for us all to decorate (while enjoying their dad’s craft beer!). We had a blast, although the boys went rogue, decorating there cookies as teenage mutant Scotties!
Hi, Debbee! That’s a sweet memory. Thanks for sharing! Happy holidays!
Those look so cute.. and yummy! Pinned
These look so good, I also like a light ginger flavor so this recipe sounds perfect for me. I think my little ones would like it to. Gingerbread are always fun to make.
I love gingerbread cookies and definitely agree with your daughter in her preference for heavier spice flavor! These turned out so cute!
What did you use for the eyes? We haven’t made cookies with icing yet, so I’ll have to keep this recipe in mind.
We used snowflake sprinkles for the eyes — we put a little bit of icing on the backs of the sprinkles to adhere them to the cookies. Thanks for stopping by, Erlene!
Decorating cookies is one of the most fun holiday things to do with the family. Yours turned out so cute!! Thanks for the recipe too
I’ve been making these every Christmas for the past five years at least. Everyone loves them, my kids ask for them. Can’t have Christmas without these cookies!