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Gingerbread Cookies

Gingerbread Cookies

Gingerbread Cookies

Recipe By Miranda Barnett, Savory Spice Test Kitchen

Yields

About 30 cookies

Prep Time

15 Minutes

Cooking Time

10 Minutes

Recipe By Miranda Barnett, Savory Spice Test Kitchen

Classic holiday gingerbread cookies get a Savory Spice twist with a hint of cardamom for a cookie that's perfectly sweet-spiced and ready for Santa.

Recipe Notes

Decorate with royal icing, gumdrops, candy pieces, or anything in your wildest gingerbread dreams!

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 tsp. baking soda







1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed

1/3 cup molasses

1 egg


Savory Spice ingredients in this recipe

  • Ground Jamaican Allspice

    These ground Jamaican allspice berries gets the name "allspice" from tasting like a blend of cinnamon, clove, ginger, and nutmeg - even though it's...

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  • Supreme Saigon Cinnamon

    For true cinnamon lovers craving bold cinnamon flavor. Add depths of cinnamon flavor to your favorite desserts and baked goods by using the best Vi...

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  • Ground Ginger

    This freshly ground ginger is a must-have baking ingredient. Use to make gingerbread, cookies, or for pumpkin pie. While it's perfect for baked goo...

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  • Ground Inner Cardamom Seeds

    Commonly used in pastries, breads and curries, as it provides a flowery flavor and strong aroma that pairs well with baked goods. Cardamom powder i...

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  • Ground Madagascar Cloves

    Baking with ground cloves from Madagascar adds a particular sharpness, flavor and warmth to sweeter recipes, like apple pies, cakes, and fruity des...

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  • Mayan Sea Salt

    This sea salt has a clean appearance and flavor, but is also an interesting tie to the ancient Mayan way of life. Straight from the sea to your tab...

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  • Pure Madagascar Vanilla Extract

    Our pure vanilla extract from Madagascar has that smooth, classically rich vanilla flavor that comes to mind you think of vanilla, and is made usin...

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Directions

Step 1: Make dough

In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and spices, and set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter, sugar, and molasses until light and fluffy, about 5 min. Add egg and Pure Madagascar Vanilla Extract and mix until just combined. With the mixer on low, slowly add in flour mixture and mix until just combined. Split dough in half and wrap each half in plastic wrap, flattening into a disc. Chill for at least 1 hour.

Step 2: Bake dough

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Working with one disc at a time, roll dough out into a large rectangle until it is ½-inch thick. Use a cookie cutter to cut cookies into desired shapes, rerolling scraps until all dough is shaped, and place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 min., rotating halfway through. Cookies should still be soft and will harden as they cool.