Grammy's Kitchen · Gingerbread Cookies · Soft Gingerbread Cookie
One of 22 gingerbread cookies recipes we measured
It ranks #3 of 22 for center texture among the gingerbread cookies recipes we compared. 107 cooks on www.crazyforcrust.com rate it 4.8★.
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 | 160% | 114% |
| egg | 8% | 17% |
| leavener | 1% | 1% |
| salt | 0% | 1% |
| liquid | 12% | 0% |
| acid | 5% | 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.
| 226 g | 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter (softened) |
| 200 g | 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar |
| 337 g | 1 cup (237ml) molasses |
| 50 g | 1 large egg |
| 30 g | 2 tablespoons white vinegar |
| 7 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 4 g | 2 teaspoons ground ginger |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 1 teaspoon ground cloves | |
| 620 g | 5 Cups (620g) All purpose flour (Sifted) |
| 3 tablespoons meringue powder | |
| 452 g | 4 cups (452g) powdered sugar |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 74 g | 5 tablespoons water |
Method: 9 steps, published by www.crazyforcrust.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I don’t usually leave reviews, but this recipe is great and deserves more credit. This is my second Christmas making them and the gingerbread flavor is fantastic. They stay soft unless you make mini cookies, which are a bit crunchy but still excellent. I have ” — a cook, 5★
“Debrah. I have been looking for a soft gingerbread cut out cookie for months now I probably made four different recipes and all have failed, until now I just made these and they were perfect absolutely perfect instead of asking why why don't you just try the” — a cook, 5★