Best Soft and Chewy Gingerbread Cookies
Get your hands on these best soft and chewy gingerbread cookies and have yourself a merry little afternoon!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar packed
- 3/4 cup molasses
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
Frosting
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3-4 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat.
- Add brown sugar, molasses, salt, cinnamon, ground ginger, and allspice. Stir mixture together until well incorporated. Remove from heat.
- Transfer mixture to a medium to large mixing bowl and add the egg and beat it in with the mixture.
- In a separate bowl, add baking powder, soda, and flour and whisk together.
- Add flour to the molasses mixture and stir together with a wooden spoon.
- Divide dough into two equal halves. Over a sheet of plastic wrap, shape dough into a thick large rectangle and wrap each tightly. Refrigerate for at least one hour.
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- On a floured surface, roll dough into 1/4 inch thick rectangle with a floured rolling pin.*
- Cut out shapes with gingerbread man cookie cutter or cookie cutter of choice. Place at least an inch apart on cookie sheets.
- Bake for 8-9 minutes or until edges are browned. Let cool on cookie sheets for a few minutes and then transfer to cooling racks.
- Once completely cooled, frost cookies or sprinkle with powdered sugar.
- Store in airtight containers at room temperature or in freezer.
Notes
Adapted from King Arthur Flour
*If flour seems sticky upon taking it out of the refrigerator, continue to sprinkle flour over dough and work it in with your hands until the consistency is improved and you are able to roll it out easier.
For best results, use Grandma's Molasses brand of molasses.