The Best Gingerbread Cookies
I’ve been making these gingerbread cookies since I can remember, and I have to say, they are still the best gingerbread cookies I have ever had. It’s a bit of a lengthy process, but they are so worth it. They’re not a traditional gingerbread, but they are full of flavor, chewy, fun to make, and the homemade frosting seriously takes it up a notch. Make these and impress everyone at the holidays! They make the perfect holiday treat to bring to holiday parties, the office, or put in a cookie box. Enjoy and don’t forget to leave a review!
What ingredients do I need to make this?
Molasses
Honey
Brown sugar
Eggs
Lemon juice
All purpose flour
Ground ginger
Ground cloves
Ground allspice
Ground nutmeg
Ground cinnamon
Baking soda
Powdered sugar
Milk
Vanilla
What is gingerbread?
Gingerbread is a relatively broad category of baked goods that usually include ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
Do I need to frost the cookies?
It’s up to you, but I definitely prefer it! The sweet frosting balances out the spice-filled cookies very well!
What kind of milk should I use for the frosting?
Whatever milk you have or prefer as long as it is unsweetened and unflavored!
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The Best Gingerbread Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup molasses
- 1 cup honey
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 2 eggs (beaten)
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 6 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp ground cloves
- 2 tsp ground allspice
- 2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp + 2 tsp milk of choice (unsweetened)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- In a saucepan on medium heat, add the honey and molasses. Stir to combine, and cook until a foam forms on the top. Remove from heat and set out overnight. Skim off foam the next day.
- After skimming the foam off the top of the honey mixture, stir in the brown sugar, eggs, and lemon juice.
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Combine the flour, ginger, cloves, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, and baking soda. Then, stir into the honey mixture until fully combined.
- Roll out the dough on a floured surface until 1/4” thick. Use whatever cookie cutters you want to cut out the cookies. Once the cookies are cut, place in freezer for 20-30 minutes (this helps them keep their shape).
- Place on a baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.
- While the cookies are cooling, mix together the frosting ingredients. You can play around with the frosting if you want to make it thicker or more runny (add more powdered sugar to make it thicker or more milk to make it thinner).
- Decorate the cookies and enjoy!
