Description
Delicious warm spiced gingerbread cookies topped with sweet icing, perfect for sharing with family and friends during the holiday season.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3/4 cup softened butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- In another bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg and molasses.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
- Refrigerate the dough for about one hour.
- Roll out the chilled dough and cut out desired shapes. Place on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes until firm but slightly soft in the center.
- Let the cookies cool before transferring to a wire rack.
- To make icing, mix powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth. Decorate cooled cookies.
- Let the icing set before serving and enjoy!
Notes
Chilling the dough is important for keeping the cookies’ shape while baking. Be careful not to overbake.
- Prep Time: 60 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: gingerbread cookies, holiday cookies, spiced cookies, icing, dessert