Grammy's Kitchen · Gingerbread Cookies · Soft Gingerbread Man Cookies
One of 41 gingerbread cookies recipes we measured
44 cooks on www.lifeloveandsugar.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 | 104% | 136% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 45% | 39% |
| egg | 10% | 17% |
| leavener | 1% | 1% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| liquid | 5% | 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.
| 488 g | 3 3/4 cups (488g) all-purpose flour |
| 3 g | 3/4 teaspoon baking soda |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon baking powder |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon ground ginger |
| 8 g | 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon |
| 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves | |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 168 g | 3/4 cup (168g) unsalted butter (room temperature) |
| 140 g | 10 tablespoons (140g) packed dark brown sugar |
| 50 g | 1 large egg |
| 6 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
| 172 g | 1/2 cup (172g) unsulfured molasses |
| 173 g | 1 1/2 cups (173g) powdered sugar |
| 26 g | 1 1/2 - 2 tablespoons water or milk |
| 20 g | 1 tablespoon corn syrup |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
Method: 15 steps, published by www.lifeloveandsugar.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“These are really very tasty. Unfortunately I eat them faster than I can bake! A little crispy on the outside yet soft chewy texture inside. I’m not a fan of rolling directly onto parchment paper (slips & slides too much) so I just did it on my counterto” — a cook, 5.0★
“What size cookie cutter did you use?” — a cook, 5.0★