It's Christmas cookie time! The holidays wouldn't be the same without these Soft Gingerbread Cookies. Decorating gingerbread cookies are a yearly tradition that the entire family loves.
Course Dessert
Cuisine German
Keyword Christmas, Cookies
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 14 minutesminutes
Chilling Time 2 hourshours
Total Time 2 hourshours29 minutesminutes
Servings 40cookies
Calories 181kcal
Cost $6.54
Equipment
mixing bowls
handheld mixer OR stand mixer
whisk
measuring cups and spoons
rolling pin
gingerbread woman and gingerbread man cookie cutters
In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter until light and fluffy.
Add molasses and water and beat until well combined.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, baking soda, ground allspice, and salt.
Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients until well combined. Make sure you scrape down the sides of the bowl after each addition.
CHILL DOUGH:
Divide the dough in half, shape into discs, and wrap in plastic.
Place the dough in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or up to overnight.
PREP OVEN AND BAKING SHEETS:
Move the oven racks to the upper-middle and lower-middle positions and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
ROLL DOUGH:
Remove the dough from the refrigerator and let warm-up for about 10 minutes.
On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to ¼ inch thickness.
Cut the dough with cookie cutters and place the cut-out dough on the prepared baking sheets 2 inches apart.
BAKE:
Bake for 12-14 minutes or until the cookies are set around the edges, rotating pan halfway through baking.
Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool slightly on the baking sheets, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
MAKE ICING:
In a medium bowl, combine powdered sugar, corn syrup, clear vanilla extract (regular is fine; clear makes the icing really white), and 2 tablespoons milk.
Whisk together, add more milk a little at a time if needed.
DECORATE COOKIES:
Fit a decorator icing bag with a small round tip and fill with icing.
Decorate as desired with icing, candies, and sprinkles.
Notes
The above nutrition information does not account for candies, sprinkles, etc. that you use to decorate the cookies.