Simple Gingerbread Cookies
These Simple Gingerbread cookies make a great edible Christmas gift. They can be also turned into Christmas ornaments! Honey flavored dough makes them extra delicious.
Servings: 60 Cookies
Calories: 32
Ingredients
- 2 cups All-Purpose Flour (260 grams)
- 3.5 ounces Powdered Sugar (100 grams)
- 2 teaspoons Gingerbread Spice
- 3 tablespoons Honey (60 grams)
- 1 Egg , small or medium
- ½ stick Unsalted Butter (60 grams)
- ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix together sifted flour, sifted sugar and gingerbread spice mix.
- Add the egg, butter and honey. Using your hand combine all the ingredients together until you form sticky dough.
- Place the dough in a plastic bag and refrigerate overnight.
- The following day take the dough out. Roll it thin and cut out any shapes you like.
- Bake at 350°F/180°C for 10 minutes.
Notes
Plastic Bag - Zip-lock bag is a great choice but cling film can also be used.
Optional - To get a really shiny look on your gingerbread cookies, shortly before they are ready (about 8 mins into baking) take the cookies out & brush with egg wash.
Nutrition Facts
Simple Gingerbread Cookies
Amount per Serving
Calories
32
% Daily Value*
Cholesterol
4
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
5
g
2
%
Sugar
2
g
2
%
Vitamin A
25
IU
1
%
Calcium
2
mg
0
%
Iron
0.2
mg
1
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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