Description
Soft, spiced gingerbread cookies decorated with royal icing, perfect for the holidays.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 2 cups powdered sugar (for icing)
- 2 tablespoons water (for icing)
- Food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt.
- In another bowl, beat together butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Mix in the egg and molasses until combined.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture until well blended.
- Roll out the dough on a floured surface to about 1/4 inch thick and cut into shapes with cookie cutters.
- Place cookies on baking sheets and bake for 8-10 minutes, or until edges are firm.
- Let cool completely.
- For the royal icing, mix powdered sugar and water until smooth, adding food coloring if desired.
- Decorate the completely cooled cookies with royal icing and let set before serving.
Notes
Chill the dough if it’s too soft and ensure cookies are cooled completely before icing.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg