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Gingerbread Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

These Gingerbread Cookies with Frosting are soft spiced cookies topped with cream cheese frosting and holiday sprinkles. The most requested Christmas cookie recipe and so easy to make.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 6 cookies
Calories: 1134 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup butter softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ cup molasses
  • 2 ¼ cup flour
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ¾ tsp cinnamon
  • Extra sugar for rolling
Frosting
  • 1 cup or 2 sticks butter softened
  • 1 8 oz block cream cheese softened
  • 1 lb. powdered sugar
  • holiday sprinkles

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
  3. Add in the egg and molasses and mix until combined.
  4. Next add in the flour, ground ginger, baking soda, and cinnamon until combined.
  5. Separate the dough into 6 equal portions and roll it into balls.
  6. Roll the balls in the extra sugar until well coated.
  7. Place the cookies on a large cookie sheet giving them plenty of space.  You may need to do this in 2 batches.
  8. Bake the cookies for 13-15 minutes or until the cookies are cooked through and have a cracked appearance.
  9. Let the cookies cool on the pan for 10 minutes before moving to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
  10. Meanwhile, prepare the frosting.
  11. In a large bowl cream together the 2 sticks of butter and the cream cheese.
  12. Next, slowly add in the powdered sugar and mix until well combined and fluffy.
  13. Place the frosting in a piping bag with a round tip or a Ziploc bag with the tip cut off.
  14. Pipe the frosting in a spiral pattern and add holiday sprinkles.
  15. Serve!!

Nutrition Information

Calories 1134kcal (57%) Carbohydrates 156g (52%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 56g (86%) Saturated Fat 35g (175%) Polyunsaturated Fat 2g Monounsaturated Fat 15g Trans Fat 2g Cholesterol 173mg (58%) Sodium 638mg (27%) Potassium 294mg (8%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 118g (236%) Vitamin A 1737IU (35%) Vitamin C 0.01mg (0%) Calcium 61mg (6%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 1134

% Daily Value*

Calories 1134kcal 57%
Carbohydrates 156g 52%
Protein 6g 12%
Fat 56g 86%
Saturated Fat 35g 175%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g 12%
Monounsaturated Fat 15g 75%
Trans Fat 2g 100%
Cholesterol 173mg 58%
Sodium 638mg 27%
Potassium 294mg 6%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 118g 236%
Vitamin A 1737IU 35%
Vitamin C 0.01mg 0%
Calcium 61mg 6%
Iron 3mg 17%

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