Grammy's Kitchen · Gingerbread Cookies · Gingerbread Men
One of 41 gingerbread cookies recipes we measured
from sugarspunrun.com
It ranks #2 of 41 for edge texture among the gingerbread cookies recipes we compared. 229 cooks on sugarspunrun.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 | 34% | 47% |
| total sugar | 278% | 136% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 15% | 39% |
| egg | 15% | 17% |
| leavener | 1% | 1% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| liquid | 14% | 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.
| 114 g | 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened) |
| 106 g | 1/2 cup light or dark brown sugar (tightly packed) |
| 168 g | 1/2 cup unsulphured molasses ((I use Grandma's or Brer Rabbit brand and avoid using blackstrap)) |
| 50 g | 1 large egg |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
| 330 g | 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour |
| 3 g | 3/4 teaspoon baking soda |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 3 g | 1 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger |
| 4 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon |
| 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves | |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
| 600 g | 3 cups powdered sugar (sifted) |
| 46 g | 2-4 Tablespoons milk |
| 41 g | 2 Tablespoons light corn syrup |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| Decorative candies and sprinkles (as desired) |
Method: 14 steps, published by sugarspunrun.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This recipe is fantastic - the best one I found. Spices are just right. I am an experienced baker but have never made gingerbread men. My cookie cutters are larger, 5-6 inches. and the recipe made about 13 and they baked 11-12 minutes. The dough was very stic” — a cook, 5.0★
“I’ve made a few gingerbread recipes and this gingerbread man recipe is the best by far. Soft and chewy and that authentic classic flavor. My son referred to them as “the bomb” my daughter told me they were delicious. And I the toughest critic of them all can c” — a cook, 5.0★