Description
Delicious homemade gingerbread cookies, perfect for the holidays!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 egg yolk
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Mix in molasses and egg yolk.
- Gradually combine dry ingredients with wet until a dough forms. Chill if sticky.
- Roll dough into tablespoon-sized balls and place on a lined baking sheet. Flatten slightly.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes until lightly golden. Cool before serving.
Notes
- For a spicier cookie, consider adding more ground ginger or cinnamon.
- Can be decorated with icing if desired.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg