Grammy's Kitchen · Gingerbread Cookies · Chocolate Gingerbread Sandwich Cookies
One of 22 gingerbread cookies recipes we measured
from sallysbakingaddiction.com
It ranks #1 of 22 for tang among the gingerbread cookies recipes we compared. 11 cooks on sallysbakingaddiction.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 22.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 32% | 47% |
| total sugar | 85% | 114% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 87% | 35% |
| egg | 11% | 17% |
| leavener | 1% | 1% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| liquid | 27% | 0% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 438 g | 3 and 1/2 cups (438g) all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling (spooned & leveled) |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon baking soda |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 6 g | 1 Tablespoon ground ginger (yes, 1 full Tablespoon!) |
| 8 g | 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice |
| 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves | |
| 142 g | 10 Tablespoons (2/3 cup; 142g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature |
| 150 g | 3/4 cup (150g) packed light or dark brown sugar |
| 200 g | 2/3 cup (160ml; about 200g) Baker’s Corner Molasses |
| 50 g | 1 large egg, at room temperature |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract |
| 23 g | 3 Tablespoons (23g) Baker’s Corner Confectioners’ Sugar |
| 119 g | 1/2 cup (120ml) heavy cream |
| 120 g | 2/3 cup (120g) Baker’s Corner Semi-Sweet Morsels |
Method: 12 steps, published by sallysbakingaddiction.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.