Go Back
+ servings

Gingerbread Cookies Recipe | How to Make Gingerbread Man

Delicious gingerbread cookies with step by step pictures. Gingerbread is a festive holiday cookies made with plain flour, brown sugar, spices like ground ginger, cinnamon. These are perfect for Christmas and fun to decorate with kids, the same cookie dough can be used to bake Gingerbread house. In this post learn how to make festive gingerbread cookies made without eggs with stepwise pictures.
No ratings yet
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Resting Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 20 cookies
Calories 85 kcal

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowl
  • Cookie Cutters
  • OTG

Ingredients
  

For Cookie Dough

  • cup All Purpose Flour 150 grams
  • ¼ cup Brown Sugar 50 grams
  • ¼ cup Honey 60 ml
  • ¼ cup Unsalted Soft Butter 50 grams
  • ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Ginger
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon Ground Cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon Ground Nutmeg

For Icing:

Instructions
 

  • Take butter, brown sugar, honey in a bowl and whisk well till creamy. Add in baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices and whisk well. Now add in flour and shape it into a dough. Wrap it in cling wrap and chill in fridge for atleast 1 to 2 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 180 degree C / 360 degree F.
  • Now roll this between two sheets of plastic wrap and cut using gingerbread shape cutter. Arrange it in a baking pan which is lined with parchment paper. Bake for 10 mins. Now remove from oven and cool completely.
  • Now make icing, take icing sugar and milk in a bowl and whisk till thick and creamy. Pour this in a ziploc bag and snip off the edge. Decorate the cookie as you like and decorate with sugar silver balls. Enjoy.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingsCalories: 85kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 1gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 69mgPotassium: 18mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 73IUVitamin C: 0.03mgCalcium: 13mgIron: 0.4mg
Keyword christmas cookies
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!