Grammy's Kitchen · Gingerbread Cookies · Iced Gingerbread Oatmeal Cookies
One of 41 gingerbread cookies recipes we measured
from sallysbakingaddiction.com
It ranks #2 of 41 for chew among the gingerbread cookies recipes we compared. 213 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 | 81% | 47% |
| total sugar | 243% | 136% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 47% | 39% |
| egg | 24% | 17% |
| leavener | 2% | 1% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| liquid | 13% | 2% |
| mix-ins | 81% | 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.
| 170 g | 2 cups (170g) old-fashioned whole rolled oats |
| 210 g | 1 and 2/3 cups (210g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled) |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon baking soda |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 4 g | 2 teaspoons ground ginger |
| 4 g | 1 and 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
| 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves | |
| 170 g | 3/4 cup (12 Tbsp; 170g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature |
| 200 g | 1 cup (200g) packed light or dark brown sugar |
| 50 g | 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar |
| 50 g | 1 large egg, at room temperature |
| 80 g | 1/4 cup (80g) unsulphured or dark molasses (do not use blackstrap; I prefer Grandma’s brand) |
| 180 g | 1 and 1/2 cups (180g) sifted confectioners’ sugar* |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract |
| 27 g | 1.5 – 2 Tablespoons milk |
| small pinch each: ground cinnamon and ground ginger, plus extra cinnamon for garnish if desired |
Method: 9 steps, published by sallysbakingaddiction.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Its crazy how good this recipe is! I made a ton for work and family parties, and it was a huge hit! It's so easy to make too and very hard to mess up really. I just whatever generic molasses we had in Canada, and it was still great. These are one of the best c” — a cook, 5.0★
“These were very easy to make and were a big hit with the family. I am now expected to make the cookies every holiday!” — a cook, 5.0★