gingerbread cookies. Whether or not you actually like gingerbread cookies is kinda irrelevant. You make them every single year because they make people happy. I've never shared a gingerbread cookie recipe on my blog before.
Making Swedish pepparkakor—or gingerbread cookies—is a holiday tradition in our family. 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 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of gingerbread cookies
- 🢂 1 of For the dough.
- 🢂 350 grams of flour.
- 🢂 1 tsp of bicarbonated soda.
- 🢂 2 tsp of ground ginger.
- 🢂 1 tsp of cinnamon.
- 🢂 125 grams of butter.
- 🢂 175 grams of soft brown sugar.
- 🢂 4 tbsp of golden syrup.
- 🢂 1 of egg.
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
- Sift together the flour, bicarbonate of soda, ginger and cinnamon and pour into the bowl of a food processor. Add the butter and blend until the mix looks like breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar..
- Lightly beat the egg and golden syrup together, add to the food processor and pulse until the mixture clumps together. Tip the dough out, knead briefly until smooth, wrap in clingfim and leave to chill in the fridge for 15 minutes..
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Line two baking trays with greaseproof paper..
- Roll the dough out to a 0.5cm/¼in thickness on a lightly floured surface. Using cutters, cut out the gingerbread men shapes and place on the baking tray, leaving a gap between them..
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until lightly golden-brown. Leave on the tray for 10 minutes and then move to a wire rack to finish cooling. When cooled decorate with the writing icing and cake decorations..
These soft Gingerbread Cookies get more compliments than any other cookie recipes I have ever made. Even people who say they don't like gingersnaps end up loving these easy homemade cookies! This is the BEST recipe for gingerbread cookies I have ever tasted. I have used this recipe for many years and always get compliments on it. You can cut them into gingerbread men or use.