Gingerbread Cookies

Name: Gingerbread Cookies
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 20 large cookies
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 90 g Unsalted butter; 80 g brown sugar; 1/8 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp vanilla paste; 1/2 Tbsp ground ginger; 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/8 tsp ground all spice; 25 g egg; 30 g molasses; 200 g all-purpose flour, sifted; Ready to use fondant (red, blue, green and yellow)

Santy Coy @chefsantycoy

Gold Coast, Australia

Gingerbread Cookies

Santy Coy @chefsantycoy

Gold Coast, Australia

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Ingredients

1 hour

20 large cookies

90 gUnsalted butter
80 gbrown sugar
1/8 tspsalt
1/2 tspvanilla paste
1/2 Tbspground ginger
1/2 tspground cinnamon
1/8 tspground all spice
25 gegg
30 gmolasses
200 gall-purpose flour, sifted
Ready to use fondant (red, blue, green and yellow)

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Steps

1 hour

1

Preheat oven to 160ºC.
Line baking tray with parchment paper.
2

Beat butter, brown sugar, salt and vanilla with an electric mixer until just combined. Add ground ginger, ground cinnamon and ground all spice and mix. Add egg and molasses gradually and beat well.
3

Add flour and fold through completely. Using a scraper, mix batter until smooth dough is formed.
4

Place dough on a non-stick baking mat. Cover surface with cling wrap and roll out into a 5 mm thick sheet. Transfer to a tray and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
5

Remove cling wrap and cut out shapes using a cookies cutter. Arrange on baking tray.
6

Bake for 25 - 30 minutes. Remove from heat and place cookies on a wire rack to cool.
7

Decorate the cookies with coloured fondant.
8

Store cookies in an airtight container. The cookies with keep for up to 2 weeks.
9

Enjoy and Merry Christmas.

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Santy Coy @chefsantycoy

on December 16, 2021 15:56

Gold Coast, Australia

I’m a retired chef living in the beautiful Gold Coast, Australia, with a lifelong passion for cooking and baking. Even after hanging up my professional apron, I continue to find joy in my kitchen — creating pastries, Asian-inspired dishes, and fine dining plates right at home. For me, food isn’t just about eating; it’s about creativity, comfort, and sharing love through every bite.🇬🇧 Cookpad UK Ambassador!