Grammy's Kitchen · Gingerbread Cookies · Perfect Gingerbread Cookies
One of 22 gingerbread cookies recipes we measured
It ranks #20 of 22 for sweetness perceived among the gingerbread cookies recipes we compared. 21 cooks on www.spendwithpennies.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 22.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 36% | 47% |
| total sugar | 90% | 114% |
| egg | 17% | 17% |
| leavener | 2% | 1% |
| salt | 0% | 1% |
| acid | 5% | 0% |
| shortening share | 47% | 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.
| 57 g | 1/4 cup butter (softened) |
| 51 g | 1/4 cup shortening |
| 100 g | 1/2 cup granulated sugar |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon baking powder |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon ground ginger |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
| 2 g | 1/4 teaspoon salt |
| 168 g | 1/2 cup molasses |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 50 g | 1 egg (room temperature) |
| 15 g | 1 tablespoon white vinegar |
| 300 g | 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour |
Method: 7 steps, published by www.spendwithpennies.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Excellent cookies - not only do they taste great, they hold their shape! 6 year old had first cookie cutter experience with this recipe and not one broke on him. They smelled wonderful while baking. A real keeper! BTW I followed directions exactly, incl” — a cook, 5★
“Hey Holly! Great recipe Holly! Perfect measurements for all the ingredients and not too much flour like in some recipes. I just made the dough haven’t baked them yet which brings me to my question; For how long can I freeze the dough? And for how long can I k” — a cook, 5★