Grammy's Kitchen · Gingerbread Cookies · Gingerbread Man Cookies
One of 22 gingerbread cookies recipes we measured
from tastesbetterfromscratch.com
It ranks #1 of 22 for center texture among the gingerbread cookies recipes we compared. 255 cooks on tastesbetterfromscratch.com rate it 3.8★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 22.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 55% | 47% |
| total sugar | 226% | 114% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 29% | 35% |
| egg | 0% | 17% |
| leavener | 1% | 1% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| liquid | 17% | 0% |
| 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.
| 360 g | 3 cups all-purpose flour |
| 160 g | 3/4 cup dark brown sugar (, packed) |
| 3 g | 3/4 teaspoon baking soda |
| 8 g | 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon |
| 6 g | 1 Tablespoon ground ginger |
| 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves | |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 170 g | 12 Tablespoons butter (, room temperature, cut into 12 pieces) |
| 253 g | 3/4 cup molasses ((dark molasses)) |
| 30 g | 2 Tablespoons milk |
| 28 g | 2 Tablespoons butter (, room temperature) |
| 400 g | 2 cups powdered sugar |
| 30 g | 2 Tablespoons milk |
Method: 11 steps, published by tastesbetterfromscratch.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Thanks for sharing this recipe. The cookies came out great! This was my first time making gingerbread cookies. This recipe makes a soft cookie. My son and I enjoyed making and decorating them. They taste great too. This recipe is a keeper!” — a cook, 5★