Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
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5.0
42 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
35 mins
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Servings
500 grams
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Calories
107 kcal
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
American, International
Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
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Gingerbread Cookies are spiced, soft and firm cookies made with whole wheat flour, ginger powder, spices and kakvi (a molasses like syrup made from sugar cane juice). These cookies can also be made with molasses or brown sugar or jaggery.
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Ingredients
- ½ cup molasses or kakvi or ½ cup jaggery dissolved in 3 to 4 tablespoon hot water *check notes for brown sugar
- ½ cup softened butter - 100 grams, salted or unsalted
- 2 cups whole wheat flour - 240 grams whole wheat flour + 2 to 3 tablespoon if required
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoon ginger powder (ground ginger)
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder (ground cinnamon)
- ¼ teaspoon clove powder (ground cloves)
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg powder (ground nutmeg) or grated nutmeg
- 1 pinch salt - skip if using salted butter
- ¼ cup hot water or add as needed
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Instructions
Prep and making cookie dough
- First grease the baking tray with some butter and set aside.
- Now take the softened butter in a mixing bowl.
- Add the molasses or kakvi. If using jaggery, then add the jaggery powder in 3 to 4 tablespoons hot water. Mix well till the jaggery melts. If impurities are there, then filter the jaggery syrup. Then add it to the butter.
- Begin to mix and beat this mixture.
- I have used wired whisk to mix the butter with the kakvi. You can also use an electric beater.
- Mix and lightly beat this mixture. Keep aside.
- In a separate bowl or plate, sift whole wheat flour, baking soda, ginger powder, cinnamon powder, clove powder and nutmeg powder.
- Now add the entire sifted dry ingredients to the lightly beaten butter+molasses mixture.
- Gently and lightly fold or mix.
- Then add hot water. Mix everything together and gather to form a dough. Do not knead. Just gently mix or fold.
- If the mixture is loose or sticky, then add 2 to 3 tablespoons more of the flour. If the mixture looks dry and crumbly, then add 1 to 3 tbsp of hot water and mix again.
- Cover and place the dough in the refrigerator for 30 to 45 minutes.
Baking gingerbread cookies
- Later, remove and pinch small balls from the cookie dough. Gently roll to a neat ball. Then press and flatten them.
- Place the cookies with an inch space between them on the baking tray. Preheat oven at 180 degrees C/356 degrees F for 15 minutes before you begin to bake the cookies.
- Sprinkle some sugar granules on the cookies. Lightly press the sugar granules on the cookies. You can also use brown sugar to sprinkle on the cookies.
- Bake the cookies at 180 degrees C/356 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes or till the cookies appear light golden. Do not over bake the cookies. I baked in two batches.
- Wait for one minute after removing the cookies from the oven. With a spatula remove each cookie and place on a wired tray to let them cool.
- Once cooled at room temperature, store them in an airtight jar. The recipe yields about 500 grams of cookies.
- Serve Gingerbread Cookies as a sweet snack or a tea time snack.
Notes
- * If using brown sugar, add about ½ cup of it. Also add 3 to 4 tablespoons of water at room temperature when you add the sugar to the butter.
- You can skip cinnamon, clove and nutmeg powder if you prefer.
- Instead of ginger powder, you can also add 3 teaspoons of fresh ginger paste or finely minced/grated ginger.
- The recipe can be halved or doubled easily.
- If you are not a fan of whole wheat flour, use all-purpose flour. For cookies made with all-purpose flour, you will need to add less water.
- The approximate nutrition info is for 1 gingerbread cookie made from this recipe.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
107kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
12mg
(4%)
Sodium
34mg
(1%)
Potassium
171mg
(5%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
143IU
(3%)
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
0.1mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
0.02mg
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
1mg
Vitamin B6
0.1mg
Vitamin B12
0.01µg
Vitamin C
0.003mg
(0%)
Vitamin D
0.1µg
Vitamin E
0.2mg
Vitamin K
1µg
Calcium
23mg
(2%)
Vitamin B9 (Folate)
6µg
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Magnesium
38mg
Phosphorus
47mg
Zinc
0.4mg
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 500grams
Amount Per Serving
Calories 107 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 107kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 34mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 171mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 143IU | 3% |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 0.1mg | |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 0.02mg | |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.1mg | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.01µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.003mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D | 0.1µg | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.2mg | |
| Vitamin K | 1µg | |
| Calcium | 23mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B9 (Folate) | 6µg | |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 38mg | 10% |
| Phosphorus | 47mg | |
| Zinc | 0.4mg |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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