Katy's Gingerbread Cookies

Bring the warmth and allure of the holiday season to your kitchen with Katy's Gingerbread Cookies, a timeless recipe that’s perfect for baking with family or creating edible gifts. These spice-infused cookies combine the deep, rich sweetness of molasses with aromatic notes of cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg, resulting in a perfectly balanced flavor profile. The dough is easy to handle after chilling, allowing you to roll, cut, and shape festive designs with ease. Baked to soft perfection with lightly crisp edges, these cookies are ideal for decorating with royal icing and sprinkles, adding a personal touch to every bite. Ready in under 30 minutes of active prep time and yielding 24 delicious cookies, Katy’s Gingerbread Cookies are the go-to treat for celebrations all year long. Perfectly spiced, irresistibly tender, and endlessly customizable, this recipe will quickly become a family favorite!

Nutriscore Rating: 37/100

Prep Time:20 mins

Cook Time:10 mins

Total Time:30 mins

Servings: 24

Ingredients

• 170 grams Unsalted butter, softened
• 150 grams Brown sugar
• 120 milliliters Molasses
• 1 piece Large egg
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
• 350 grams All-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking soda
• 1.5 teaspoons Ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons Ground ginger
• 0.5 teaspoon Ground cloves
• 0.5 teaspoon Ground nutmeg
• 0.5 teaspoon Salt

Directions

Step 1

In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter and brown sugar together using a hand mixer or stand mixer until the mixture is creamy and light in color, about 2-3 minutes.

Step 2

Add the molasses, egg, and vanilla extract to the butter and sugar mixture. Beat until fully combined.

Step 3

In a separate medium-sized bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cloves, ground nutmeg, and salt.

Step 4

Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix on low speed until a dough forms. The dough will be slightly sticky but firm.

Step 5

Divide the dough in half and shape each portion into a flat disc. Wrap the discs in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or up to overnight. This step will help the dough firm up and make it easier to roll out.

Step 6

Preheat the oven to 175°C (350°F) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

Step 7

Lightly flour a clean surface and roll out one disc of dough to about 6mm (1/4 inch) thickness. Use cookie cutters to create your desired shapes, then transfer the shapes to the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 2 cm (1 inch) between each cookie.

Step 8

Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are set but the centers appear slightly soft. The cookies will firm up as they cool.

Step 9

Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Step 10

Decorate the cooled cookies with royal icing, sprinkles, or other decorations of your choice, and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

Serving size	(902.7g)

Amount per serving	% Daily Value*
Calories	3643.3

Total Fat 146.6g	0%
Saturated Fat 89.4g	0%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g
Cholesterol 557.1mg	0%
Sodium 2646.9mg	0%
Total Carbohydrate 542.5g	0%
Dietary Fiber 12.3g	0%
Total Sugars 268.8g
Protein 44.3g	0%

Vitamin D 41IU	0%
Calcium 618.6mg	0%
Iron 26.6mg	0%
Potassium 3099.9mg	0%

*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Source of Calories

Fat: 36.0%

Protein: 4.8%

Carbs: 59.2%