Best Gingerbread Cookies
Nothing says Christmas like gingerbread cookies! They’re festive, cute, and so tasty. These little gingerbread family cookies can be baked and decorated together for a fun family activity. These are one of the best Christmas cookies! Make a batch for the kids to decorate, and set them out for Santa on Christmas Eve. Or make them for a holiday party! Homemade gingerbread cookies are easy to make, and they taste a lot better than store-bought ones. So make this your next holiday baking recipe and enjoy! Learn how to make gingerbread cookies with this easy recipe, then cut them into different sizes to create the cutest little gingerbread family! The kids will absolutely love making these, and eating them is fun too.
How to Make Gingerbread Cookies
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Recipe Notes
Let your butter warm to room temperature before using it. Overmixing cookie dough will lead to tough, flat cookies. So mix just until ingredients are incorporated. The dough needs to chill for at least 2 hours before baking, so plan accordingly! Gingerbread cookies are done when the edges start to darken. They will still look a little soft and doughy, but they will harden as they cool.
Set up a decorating station with bowls of toppings, so kids can make their own gingerbread cookies however they like! This is a fun way to spend Christmas Eve, or something to do after opening presents.
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What can I use instead of apple pie spice?
If you don’t have apple pie spice, use a mix of cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg instead.
What can I use to decorate gingerbread cookies?
Use any icing, frosting, candies, or toppings you like to decorate these gingerbread cookies. Generally, I like using powdered sugar icing for these, but buttercream frostings are great if you want to just cover the whole cooking instead of decorating. I recommend grabbing some store-bought icing packages (those little ones that have a piping tip) in different colors, so they’re easy and ready to use. Or else you can make your own, of course, and use food coloring to dye. You can also use Christmas-colored sprinkles, heart sprinkles, M&Ms, gum drops, crushed peppermint, and so much else!
What size cookie cutters should I use?
You can use any shape or size of cookie cutters you like, and you can use multiple cutters too. Get a gingerbread family cookie cutter kit to make different sizes, like I did here! Make jumbo cookies, mini cookies, and anything in between. This is the best gingerbread cookie recipe, because they are easy to make and really tasty too. So have fun baking and decorating these for Christmas!
More Christmas Cookie Recipes to Try:
Christmas Cowboy Cookies Chocolate Butter Cookies Splatter Pain Christmas Cookies White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies Chocolate Peanut Butter Blossoms Tie-Dye Cookies Cheesecake Stuffed Red Velvet Cookies
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