Grammy's Kitchen · Gingerbread Cookies · Gingerbread Blossoms
One of 41 gingerbread cookies recipes we measured
from sallysbakingaddiction.com
28 cooks on sallysbakingaddiction.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 41.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 57% | 47% |
| total sugar | 102% | 136% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 77% | 39% |
| egg | 17% | 17% |
| leavener | 3% | 1% |
| salt | 2% | 1% |
| liquid | 0% | 2% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 375 g | 3 cups (375g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled) |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon baking soda |
| 4 g | 2 teaspoons ground ginger |
| 3 g | 1 and 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon |
| 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves | |
| 0 g | 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
| 2 g | 1/4 teaspoon salt |
| 170 g | 3/4 cup (12 Tbsp; 170g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature |
| 150 g | 3/4 cup (150g) packed light or dark brown sugar (I use dark) |
| 128 g | 6 Tablespoons (128g) unsulphured or dark molasses (I prefer Grandma’s brand; do not use blackstrap) |
| 50 g | 1 large egg, at room temperature |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract |
| 100 g | for rolling: 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar or coarse sparkling sugar |
| 30 Hershey’s Kisses or Hugs, unwrapped |
Method: 10 steps, published by sallysbakingaddiction.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I’ve made these quite a number of times and this recipe satisfies the “Cookie Monster” in both my wife and I. I was always the one to make Gingerbreadmen and to be honest, the recipe mixes I made never had the pizazz that you’ve accomplished in this sweet and” — a cook, 5.0★
“I've been using this website for a few months now, and I'm usually not one to really comment on recipes but I just wanted to come and say how well this one turned out! I'm new to festive baking, and using these spices is totally new to me but this recipe turne” — a cook, 5.0★