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Soft Gingerbread Cookies

Published: Nov 29, 2021 · Modified: Nov 12, 2022 by Raquel · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

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Soft Gingerbread Cookies

This recipe for soft gingerbread cookies will be your new favorite holiday treat. Mix up a batch with your kids and enjoy the magic of gingerbread men together.

Cutout gingerbread cookies are a holiday classic and a family favorite.

Be sure to check out all of our Classic Christmas Cookie recipes.

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Soft Gingerbread Cookie Recipe

Why This Recipe

Soft gingerbread cookies always elicit surprise and delight because the typical gingerbread is hard and crunchy and barely edible. Your guests will be so excited to find a new favorite cookie because they had no idea gingerbread could taste so good.

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Ingredients for Soft Gingerbread Cookies

Butter. Use unsalted butter for this recipe. It should be pulled out of the refrigerator a couple of hours ahead so that you have softened butter.

Light Brown Sugar. Pack when measuring.

Molasses. This gives our delicious soft gingerbread cookies a traditional, deep flavor.

Egg. Buy large eggs for baking as this is the size commonly used in recipes.

Cinnamon. Ground.

Allspice. Ground.

Ginger. Ground.

Salt. Finely ground regular table salt. Do not use coarse salt.

All-purpose Flour. Scooped and leveled, plus more for rolling

Gingerbread Cookie Ingredients

How to Make Soft Gingerbread Cookies

Step-By-Step Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
  2. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and set them aside.
  3. In a mixing bowl with a paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar together.
  4. Mix in the egg and molasses, scraping down the bowl to make sure its all incorporated.
  5. Stir in the spices and salt with a rubber spatula.
  6. Stir in the flour, one cup at a time, with a spatula.
  7. Only add flour until it pulls away from the side of the bowl in a ball.
  8. Roll out on a lightly floured surface to ¼ inch thickness.
  9. Cut into shapes.
  10. Bake for 8-9 minutes.
  11. Let sit 4-5 minutes then place on a cooling rack.
Gingerbread Cookie step 1

Combine all spices into a large bowl and mix thoroughly into lean ground beef

Gingerbread Cookie step 2

Form into ball shape with your hands

Gingerbread Cookie step 3

Press into patties on the tray

Gingerbread Cookie step 4

Place into oven at 350 fahrenheit

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Equipment Needed

  • Parchment Paper. Lining your cookie sheets makes washing dishes so much easier!
  • Cookie Sheet. At least one, but a few extra always helps.
  • Cooling Rack.
  • Mixing Bowl.
  • Spatula. Use this to scrape the sides of the bowl.
  • Measuring cups.
  • Rolling Pin.
  • Rolling mat (optional). These mats are great to help you keep from getting dough stuck to your counter. They provide a nice, clean, dry surface for rolling dough.

FAQ

What should I do if my brown sugar has lumps?

If you have any brown sugar lumps, you should crush them up, pull them out or warm it in the microwave for 10 sec at a time until the brown sugar is easy to move.

What do I need to do to make a gingerbread house?

To use this recipe to make a house you’ll need to bake them for 14-16 mins as opposed to 8 min.

Can Soft Gingerbread Cookies Be Kept?

Store at room temp in an airtight container for 7-10 days. You can also freeze these cookies in a freezer-safe plastic baggy and thaw as needed.

Why do my soft gingerbread cookies need four to five minutes on a cooling rack?

Cooling your cookies completely will give them time to firm up so that they are not easily broken. Because this is a soft cookie, they will continue to set once removed from the oven for four to five minutes and should not be stacked on a serving tray until that time has passed.

I don't have molasses. What should I do?

Molasses is what gives gingerbread cookies that deep, rich, sassy flavor we all know and love. Without malosses, it's really not a gingerbread cookie any more. I recommend a trip to the store or a few minutes on Amazon should do the trick.

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Gingerbread Cookie recipe

Soft Gingerbread Cookies

Raquel Pineira
These soft gingerbread cookies will be your new favorite holiday treat. Mix up a batch with your kids and enjoy the magic of gingerbread men together.
5 from 10 votes
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Course Cookies
Cuisine American
Servings 36
Calories 38 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup softened unsalted butter
  • ¾ cups packed light brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoon + 2 teaspoon molasses
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon allspice
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour scooped and leveled, plus more for rolling

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF.
  • Line baking sheets with parchment paper and set them aside.
  • In a mixing bowl with a paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar together.
  • Mix in the egg and molasses, scraping down the bowl to make sure its all incorporated.
  • Stir in the spices and salt with a rubber spatula.
  • Stir in the flour, one cup at a time, with a spatula.
  • Only add flour until it pulls away from the side of the bowl in a ball.
  • Roll out on a lightly floured surface to ¼ inch thickness.
  • Cut into shapes.
  • Bake for 8-9 minutes.
  • Let sit 4-5 minutes then place on a cooling rack.

Nutrition

Calories: 38kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 16mgPotassium: 13mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 3mgIron: 1mg
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  1. Tamara

    December 06, 2021 at 8:44 am

    I ADORE soft gingerbread cookies. They are the best. Crispy ones are good too, but these are my first choice.

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