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German ginger cookies
5 from 6 votes

German ginger cookies

These ginger cookies are more a ginger-spiced sugar cookie than what you may be more familiar with, but they are incredibly tasty. 

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 21 approx
Calories: 101 kcal
Course: Snacks
Cuisine: German

Ingredients

  • 7 tablespoon butter 100g, unsalted
  • ½ cup sugar 100g
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour 140g plain flour
  • ½ cup cornstarch 65g corn flour
For the chocolate glaze
  • ½ cup confectioners sugar 70g icing sugar
  • ½ tablespoon cocoa powder unsweetened
  • 1 tablespoon water

Instructions

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  1. Cream together the butter and sugar in a stand mixer/food processor or with a hand mixer until smooth and slightly glossy. Add the egg and vanilla and blend in.
  2. Add the ginger, baking powder, flour and cornstarch and mix in at a low speed to save the flour going everywhere. Bring the mixture together as a ball and chill for around 30 minutes.
  3. Preheat the oven to 375F/190C.
  4. Roll out the chilled dough fairly thin on a floured surface with a floured rolling pin. Use cutters (shapes, circles, as you prefer) to cut out cookies and transfer to a lined baking sheet/tray/cookie sheet. Repeat with all the dough.
  5. Bake for approx 10 minutes until just starting to brown. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. 
  6. Sift the confectioners sugar into a small bowl and mix with the cocoa powder and water. Blend until smooth, then either spread on the cookies with a flat knife for a simple glaze, or transfer to a small piping back (or small freezer bag then snip off a corner) and decorate as you choose. Note if you glaze more fully, you may need a little more glaze.

Nutrition Information

Calories 101kcal (5%) Carbohydrates 15g (5%) Fat 4g (6%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Cholesterol 17mg (6%) Sodium 4mg (0%) Potassium 35mg (1%) Sugar 7g (14%) Vitamin A 130IU (3%) Calcium 14mg (1%) Iron 0.4mg (2%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 21 approx

Amount Per Serving

Calories 101

% Daily Value*

Calories 101kcal 5%
Carbohydrates 15g 5%
Fat 4g 6%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 17mg 6%
Sodium 4mg 0%
Potassium 35mg 1%
Sugar 7g 14%
Vitamin A 130IU 3%
Calcium 14mg 1%
Iron 0.4mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.