Recipe: Yummy Gingerbread cookies

Gingerbread cookies. Whether or not you actually like gingerbread cookies is kinda irrelevant. You make them every single year because they make people happy. Turn your cookie platter into a winter wonderland.

The truth is, I haven't been able to find "the one" I'm proud of to post on my blog. Decorate with royal icing and enjoy them for dessert or on your Christmas tree! This is my favorite Gingerbread Cookie recipe! You can cook Gingerbread cookies using 12 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Gingerbread cookies

1. 🢂 3 cup of all purpose flour.
2. 🢂 1 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
3. 🢂 3/4 tsp of baking soda.
4. 🢂 1/4 tsp of salt.
5. 🢂 1 tbsp of ground ginger.
6. 🢂 1 3/4 tsp of ground cinnamon.
7. 🢂 1/4 tsp of ground cloved.
8. 🢂 6 tbsp of unsalted butter.
9. 🢂 3/4 cup of dark brown sugar.
10. 🢂 1 large of egg.
11. 🢂 1/2 cup of molasses.
12. 🢂 2 tsp of vanilla extract.

It makes perfectly soft and chewy cookies and they I've always loved gingerbread cookies but I'm not so much of a fan of the cracker-like ones so I. This is my very favorite gingerbread cookie recipe. The dough is so firm and nice to work with and is so wonderful smelling that it is almost like a stress reliever. These disappear in lightning speed in my.

instructions Gingerbread cookies

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Prepare baking sheets by spraying with cooking spray or lining with parchment paper.
2. In small bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon and cloves until well blended..
3. In a large bowl beat butter, brown sugar and egg on medium speed until well blended..
4. Gradually stir in dry ingredients until blended and smooth.
5. Divide dough in half and wrap each half in plastic and let stand at room temperature for 2 hours.
6. Place one portion of dough on a lightly floured surface.
7. Sprinkle flour over dough and rolling pin.
8. Roll dough to scant 1/4 inch thick.
9. Cut out cookies with desired cookie cutter.
10. Space cookies 1 1/2 inches apart.
11. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes. The lower time will give softer cookies.
12. After cookies cool you can decorate them any way you like..

At the holidays, gingerbread cookies are a dessert staple. These crispy cookies are full of delicious spices that give them a distinctive flavor. While there is quite a bit of prep work involved in making. They make perfect cut-out cookies as they keep their shape when baked. You can cut them into gingerbread men or use.