Description
Delightful gingerbread cookies decorated to resemble a winter village, perfect for the festive season.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tbsp ground ginger
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Royal icing (2 large egg whites, 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, 1/2 tsp lemon juice)
- Food coloring for decoration (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
- Cream together the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg, molasses, and vanilla, mixing until smooth.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, stirring until a dough forms.
- Divide the dough in half, wrap in plastic, and chill for at least 1 hour.
- Roll out the chilled dough to 1/4 inch thickness and cut shapes with cookie cutters.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden, then cool on a wire rack.
- Beat the egg whites, powdered sugar, and lemon juice to make royal icing.
- Decorate the cookies with icing, creating winter village designs.
- Let the icing harden for 1-2 hours before serving.
Notes
Chill cookie dough to prevent spreading. Use parchment paper for easy baking.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg