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39 Gingerbread Cookie Recipes To Warm Up This Christmas
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Christmas is never complete without cookies, and gingerbread cookies are an absolute must.
Whether you like your gingerbread cookies in a normal round cookie shape, or prefer them shaped as gingerbread men or tiny soldiers, there's definitely a recipe that you're bound to love in this mix of 39 best gingerbread cookie recipes!
What is Gingerbread?Gingerbread refers to baked goods that are flavored with ginger, cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon, and gingerbread recipes are often sweetened with sugar, honey or molasses.
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Some common gingerbread baked goods include soft, moist gingerbread cake and gingerbread muffins, and gingerbread cookies, of course.
Best Gingerbread Cookie RecipesFrom options for the chocolate lover such as soft chocolate gingerbread cookies, white chocolate gingerbread thumbprint cookies, and chocolate chunk gingerbread cookies, to recipes such as gingerbread oatmeal cream pies, gingerbread cookies with royal icing, and frosted gingerbread cookie bars, these delish treats prove cookies flavored with molasses and ginger are definitely a classic Christmas cookie for a reason.
Here are 39 best gingerbread cookie recipes for Christmas. Browse through them to pick your favorites, crank on the oven, and let's get baking!
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Parade
These spiced gingerbread cookies can be topped with a glaze for making cute gingerbread people, or a ginger buttercream when you crave something more decadent.
Get the recipe: Spiced Gingerbread Cookies
Sugar Spun Run
A simple and delicious recipe for classic Gingerbread Men! These Gingerbread Cookies are made with all butter (no shortening!) for the best flavor.
Get the recipe: Gingerbread Men Cookies
Joy Food Sunshine
These white chocolate gingerbread cookies make the perfect holiday dessert. This classic recipe is so easy to make and contain all the best flavors of Christmas!
Get the recipe: White Chocolate Chip Gingerbread Cookies
Pies and Tacos
These are gingerbread macarons filled with gingerbread buttercream! Perfect for Christmas!
Get the recipe: Gingerbread Macarons
Sugar Hero
Soft chocolate gingerbread cookies are the perfect holiday cookie! They're a great blend of chocolate and gingerbread flavors, with a chocolate star in the middle, and they keep their soft and chewy texture for days.
Get the recipe: Soft Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies
Running with Spoons
Flourless gingerbread cookies that are soft, chewy, and super easy to make with only one bowl and a handful of healthy ingredients.
Get the recipe: Flourless Gingerbread Cookies
The Monday Box
Gingerbread season is here, in all of its chewy, spicy splendor! With this time saver recipe, you can quickly whip up a batch of Gingerbread Spice Cookies. There is a taste of the holidays in every scrumptious bite!
Get the recipe: Gingerbread Spice Cookies
Delightful Adventures
Chewy, perfectly spiced, and covered with sparkly sugar, these vegan gluten free gingerbread cookies will make a welcome addition to your Christmas baking list and become a new favorite!
Get the recipe: Chewy Vegan Gluten-Free Gingerbread Cookies
Foolproof Living
Made with almond flour and sweetened with coconut sugar, these warm spiced healthy gingerbread cookies are the perfect treat during the holidays.
Get the recipe: Paleo Gingerbread Cookies
Oh So Delicioso
This easy gingerbread men recipe combines rich molasses, warm spices, and deep brown sugar for cookie that is unforgettable.
Get the recipe: No-Fail Gingerbread Men
Amy's Healthy Baking
A guilt-free recipe for classic cut-out gingerbread cookies. Full of the same traditional cozy flavors but no butter, refined flour or sugar!
Get the recipe: Ultimate Healthy Gingerbread Cookies
Ella Claire Inspired
A perfectly sweet rolled cookie for those fun days of fall baking- this spiced pumpkin gingerbread cookie is a delicious fall treat.
Get the recipe: Spiced Pumpkin Gingerbread Cookies
Just So Tasty
These soft gingerbread cookies are a must for the holidays. They're perfectly spiced with soft centers and the perfect gingerbread taste. The best gingerbread men I've ever tried!
Get the recipe: Extra Soft Gingerbread Cookies
Mommy Mouse Clubhouse
Soft and chewy gingerbread sugar cookies are a delicious rolled sugar cookie recipe with a hint of gingerbread spices!
Get the recipe: Gingerbread Sugar Cookies
If you're looking for the perfect Christmas holiday cookie to make this season than you'll love these Gingerbread Thumbprint Cookies. Classic soft gingerbread cookies with a white chocolate center and chocolate drizzle.
Get the recipe: Gingerbread Thumbprint Cookies
Ambitious Kitchen
Amazing oatmeal cream pies with a gingerbread twist! These perfectly spiced gingerbread oatmeal cookies are sandwiched together with a delicious thick cream filling for the ultimate holiday cookie sandwich.
Get the recipe: Gingerbread Oatmeal Cream Pies
Jane's Patisserie
Deliciously thick and chunky gingerbread-flavored gingerbread NYC cookies with white chocolate chips!
Get the recipe: Gingerbread NYC Cookies
The Kitchen is My Playground
Love magic cookies? Then you'll go crazy for this gingerbread Christmas version of the classic! That's right, it's gingerbread magic cookies, complete with a gingerbread crust, cinnamon chips, and white chocolate.
Get the recipe: Gingerbread Magic Cookies
Eating Cheating
These are keto gingerbread cookies, the real classic for the Christmas holidays.
Get the recipe: Keto Gingerbread Cookies
The Seaside Baker
Let all the best flavors of the holidays fill your senses with these Frosted Gingerbread Cookie Bars. That classic, spicy flavor wrapped in a soft cake-like dessert, and topped with a rich buttercream frosting.
Get the recipe: Frosted Gingerbread Cookie Bars
Sugar Spun Run
Soft and chewy gingerbread cookie bars are decorated with a simple frosting and sprinkles! Flavored with all my favorite holiday spices, this is a fun festive treat for the season.
Get the recipe: Festive Gingerbread Cookie Bars
If You Give a Blonde a Kitchen
Gingerbread crinkle cookies are a must-try during the holidays. They are chewy, full of ginger flavor and coated in sugar with exposed cookie cracks.
Get the recipe: Gingerbread Crinkle Cookies
Flavor the Moments
It's not Christmas without gingerbread cookies! This is a tried and true recipe that's packed with spicy, warm flavors and decorated with a simple vanilla icing. They're perfect for the Christmas cookie box or tray!
Get the recipe: Soft Gingerbread Cookies
One Sweet Appetite
The classic Italian cookie gets the added flavor of gingerbread in this easy recipe. Perfect for giving and dunking in a cup of coffee!
Get the recipe: Gingerbread Biscotti
Lifestyle of a Foodie
These cookies are crispy and do not spread, so you have the perfect shape to decorate.
Get the recipe: No Spread Gingerbread Cookies
Just So Tasty
These easy gingerbread cookie bars have a delicious ginger molasses flavor and a soft, chewy texture. Instead of royal icing – they're topped with a thick layer of cream cheese frosting for the perfect Christmas treat!
Get the recipe: Gingerbread Cookie Bars
Mommy Mouse Clubhouse
Soft and chewy gingerbread sugar cookies are a delicious rolled sugar cookie recipe with a hint of gingerbread spices!
Get the recipe: Gingerbread Sugar Cookies
Two Cups Flour
These big soft gingerbread cookies with a light chocolate flavor and a dusting of powdered sugar will be devoured in no time!
Get the recipe: Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies
My Sequined Life
Gingerbread spritz cookies are buttery and spiced with classic gingerbread flavors in this easily shaped version of gingerbread cookies. This flavored spritz cookie recipe makes more than enough for a crowd.
Get the recipe: Gingerbread Spritz Cookies
Joy Food Sunshine
These soft gingerbread cookies are so easy to make - no rolling or cutting-out necessary to enjoy this rich & nostalgic gingerbread recipe!
Get the recipe: Amazing Soft Gingerbread Cookies
Stephanie's Sweets
These chocolate gingerbread cookies use a healthy sugar alternative. The cookies are chewy, soft, and healthy! They have chopped chocolate chunks that are sweetened with Stevia.
Get the recipe: Chocolate Chunk Gingerbread Cookies
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Frosted Gingerbread Cookies Recipe And PhotosPS Food
Gingerbread cookies are a staple of the season, but I'm not talking about the hard, crunchy, store-bought kind. The best gingerbread cookies can easily be made at home, and each bite will be chewy and flavorful, with the perfect balance of spice. Oh, and did I mention they're all smothered in creamy frosting? If you love gingerbread cookies but haven't been able to find the perfect recipe, look no further.
This recipe incorporates some of the best flavors of the season with cinnamon, cloves, and, of course, ginger. With a simple spice lineup, the flavor of the ginger is really highlighted with every bite, so the cookies are not too sweet and not too spicy. And topped with cream cheese frosting, these cookies accomplish an impeccable balance of flavor and decadence. If you're looking for a dessert to try out for the holidays or you simply want to make a batch for yourself (we did), once you try this recipe, you won't want to ever try another one (sorry, gingerbread people).
Gingerbread Cookie Recipe For RunnersHealthy Ginger Bread Cookies
When it comes to holiday sweets, gingerbread is a classic. While yes, the warm and zesty flavor can help put you in the holiday spirit, there are some key health benefits to consuming ginger before or after your next jingle jog.
"Ginger has anti-inflammatory properties, and cinnamon has been shown to block some of the absorption of sugar," says Taylor Wallace, Ph.D., professor of nutrition and food studies at George Mason University. Even better for athletes, daily consumption of ginger reduced exercise-induced muscle pain in a small Journal of Pain study.
As for gingerbread cookies, they usually contain molasses (still a sweetener, but molasses have more minerals than refined white sugar, including iron and calcium) and antioxidant-rich cloves. We suggest skipping the sugar-laden royal icing and letting the spicy flavors shine on their own.
It's worth noting that you'd need to eat a lot of cookies to see any major magic (and at that point, #sugarcoma), but Wallace says there's another big benefit to baking some gingerbread. "You need less sugar since the flavors of ginger, cinnamon, and cloves are so distinct on their own," he explains. And don't get us wrong, we wouldn't exactly call cookies a health food, but if you're going to carb-load before a run, you might as well eat something fun and festive, right?
Below, Wallace shares a gingerbread recipe from his upcoming cookbook, Sizzling Science (available on Amazon, January 2019). "These gingerbread cookies are a great pre-running snack to help maximize performance," Wallace says. Grab a few to fuel your next run. Not a baker? No problem. There are plenty of other ways you can power up with the power of ginger:
4 Other Ways to Fuel With Ginger skratchlabs.Com Skratch Labs Gingerbread Cookie MixThis limited-edition cookie mix flavor strikes the ideal balance between nutritious energy bar and tasty dessert.
Clif Bar Iced Gingerbread Credit: Clif BarRolled oats serve up sustained energy while ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg offer flavor you'll look forward to.
Honey Stinger Gingersnap Waffle Credit: Honey StingerThis waffle has molasses, in addition to its namesake honey, for a more complex hit of sweetness.
UnTapped Ginger Mapleaid Credit: UntappedThis three-ingredient drink mix has the minerals, amino acids, antioxidants, and electrolytes you need plus ginger to soothe your stomach.
Gingerbread Cookies Recipe Ingredients:3 cups all-purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder ¾ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt 1 ½ tablespoons ground ginger 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground cloves 6 tablespoons unsalted butter ¾ cup dark brown sugar 1 large egg ½ cup molasses 3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Directions:Kiera Carter has a decade's worth of experience covering fitness, health, and lifestyle topics for national magazines and websites. In a past life, she was the executive digital editor of Shape and has held staff positions at Fit Pregnancy, Natural Health, Prevention, and Men's Health. Her work has been published by Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Travel + Leisure, and more. She spends her free time boxing, traveling, and watching any movie or show with a strong female lead. She is currently based in New York.
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