If you have been following me, I have been posting my Bakes for Christmas. So here is yet another Classic Traditional Homemade Ginger bread Cookies that’s made during Christmas for gifting.
As I said Christmas Gifting, I believe that edible gifting makes more happy than all others. Most of the gifts, either we give or get from others are just another toy in home.
Its used for few days and then forgotten. When you give it as edible gift, there is a special smile! You just pour in your love when you bake it and so its always remembered.
As my friend Renu said in her blog, that Ginger Bread Cookies are made in winter to keep us warm. Since it uses Cinnamon and Ginger!!
This is my 7th recipe for Bakeathon that is hosted by Srivalli, during this december.
Did you know??
Santa initially wore clothes that were in green, purple or even blue? For many years, this was the common theme for the jolly old man at the North Pole. However, Coca Cola decided to dress him up in colors that match their brand and now he is forever in red clothes!
Source: facts about Christmas
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Homemade Ginger bread Cookies
Ingredients
- 145 g (1/3 + 1/3 cup) Unsalted Butter
- 150 g (3/4 cup) Brown Sugar
- 200 g (1/3 + 1/3 cup) Molasses
- 1 Egg
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 455 g (3 + 1/2 cup) All Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Ginger Powder
- 1 tbsp Cinnamon Powder
- 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp Clove Powder
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk in flour, spices, salt and baking soda.
- In another bowl, beat Butter till pale color.
- Add in Sugar and molasses and beat till creamy. Scrap the sides of the bowl.
- Add in Eggs and Vanilla Extract. Beat for 2 minutes.
- Mix in the dry ingredients till no lumps. Dough will be a bit sticky.
- Refrigerate for atleast 2 hours, till the dough is firm.
- Roll on a floured surface to 1/4" thick.
- Using a ginger bread man or any other cookie cutter, cut the dough and place it on the prepared cookie tray.
- After placing all the cookies on to the tray, bake it at 180 C for 12-15 min.
- This cookie will not spread much, Cookies will be soft as soon as you bake. Rest the cookie tray for 10 minutes before you try removing cookies.
- If you would like to decorate, you can use the royal icing recipe and use edible colors for decorating.
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Gingerbread cookies looks damn cute and very festive. Very neat decorations, obviously those cookies tempts me a lot to bake some soon. Beautiful cookies there.
I totally love the clicks of these cookies, very festive! And that was a fun fact about Mr. Santa, so Coke hit a goal! Hehe… I want to bake these soon, but not with molasses, instead with golden syrup since I have them, or maybe do a mix of date syrup and golden syrup? Thinking thinking…
Delicious looking ginger bread cookies. They look so cheerful and cute 🙂 Perfect holiday treat!! Lovely clicks.
The gingerbread cookies have turned out so cute. These would make absolutely delicious gifts and yes, even I love to give edible gifts to everyone. It is such a nice way of showing our love.
Cute looking gingerbread cookies,the cookies have turned out so good and delicious.
Gingerbread cookies looks very cute and lovely. KIds would certainly love to have these cute cookies as a gift
Wow that setup looks amazing and your cookies have turned out simply too good..very nicely composed!
oh wow – love the way you decorated them – so cute!
Those cookies look so cute and they are perfectly frosted.
So cute ginger bread men and those cute little trees…awesome
Wow, these gingerbread cookies look so cute and beautifully frosted Sharmila.
Love, love, love your compostion, i m not able to take my eyes off the beauticul clicks!! Those cookies look stunning, perfectly frosted!!! Stunning compostion!
Am I missing something or is there no bake temperature listed in the recipe?!?
Bake at 180 C
What temperature do you bake them at?
Bake at 180 C