Grammy's Kitchen · Gingerbread Cookies · Frosted Gingerbread Cookies
One of 41 gingerbread cookies recipes we measured
from bakerbynature.com
It ranks #3 of 41 for spread among the gingerbread cookies recipes we compared. 17 cooks on bakerbynature.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 41.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 63% | 47% |
| total sugar | 221% | 136% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 23% | 39% |
| egg | 28% | 17% |
| leavener | 1% | 1% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| liquid | 0% | 2% |
| acid | 3% | 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.
| 360 g | 3 cups (360g) all-purpose flour |
| 5 g | 2 and 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves | |
| 3 g | 3/4 teaspoon baking soda |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 170 g | 6 ounces (170g) unsalted butter (room temperature ) |
| 150 g | 3/4 cup (150g) granulated sugar |
| 160 g | 3/4 cup (156) light brown sugar (packed ) |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract |
| 100 g | 2 large eggs (room temperature ) |
| 84 g | 1/4 cup molasses (mild ) |
| 113 g | 4 ounces (113g) block-style full-fat cream cheese (softened to room temperature ) |
| 57 g | 1/4 cup unsalted butter (softened to room temperature ) |
| 13 g | 1 tablespoon vanilla pure extract |
| 400 g | 2 cups confectioners' sugar (sifted ) |
| 10 g | 2 teaspoons fresh squeezed lemon juice |
| 1 teaspoon lemon zest | |
| Sprinkles, optional |
Method: 10 steps, published by bakerbynature.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“These are my new Christmas favorite. Soft cookie with a very light flavor which worked out great for those who don't really enjoy the taste of a traditional gingerbread cookie. Paired with the most delicious lemony cream cheese frosting that I will use over an” — a cook, 5.0★
“I wasn’t a huge gingerbread fan, but I am now! These are the easiest, chewiest, most delicious holiday cookie and my new fav. I gave as gifts which everyone loved, but since I was boxing in them I didn’t use the frosting. Next year I plan on making them smal” — a cook, 5.0★