Gingerbread Cookies
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Soft gingerbread cookies rich with molasses and warm spices like cinnamon and ginger. Fun to decorate for holidays or delicious plain, these classic cookies capture Christmas flavors.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 18- 2 cups (240g) all-purpose flour (or 1 cup each of all-purpose and whole wheat flour)
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- ⅓ cup (67g) packed light brown sugar
- ½ cup (120mL) molasses (not blackstrap molasses)
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups (180g) powdered sugar
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4-6 teaspoons water
- small candies for decorating (optional)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 154M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 25m
- Cook
- 9m
- Sodium
- 88mg
- Total sugar
- 20g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 198mg
- Calcium
- 32mg
- Iron
- 1mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 25M
- SODIUM
- 88MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.