Big & Chewy Gingerbread Cookies
Servings 6 cookies
These Frosted Big & Chewy Gingerbread Cookies are soft, spiced cookies that are topped with a luscious 3 ingredient cream cheese frosting!
Ingredients
Cookies
- ¾ cup salted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar + extra for coating
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup molasses
- 2¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Frosting
- 1 cup salted butter room temperature
- 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 1 pound powdered sugar
- Holiday sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add in the egg and molasses and mix until combined.
- Next add in the flour, ground ginger, baking soda and cinnamon until combined.
- Separate the dough into 6 equal portions and roll into balls.
- Roll the balls in the extra sugar until well coated.
- Place the cookies on a large cookie sheet giving them plenty of space. You may need to do this in 2 batches.
- Bake the cookies for 13-15 minutes or until the cookies are cooked through and have a cracked appearance.
- Let the cookies cool on the pan for 10 minutes before moving to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
- Meanwhile prepare the frosting.
- In a large bowl cream together the 2 sticks of butter and the cream cheese.
- Next slowly add in the powdered sugar and mix until well combined and fluffy.
- Place the frosting in a piping bag with a round tip or a ziploc bag with the tip cut off.
- Pipe the frosting in a spiral pattern and add holiday sprinkles.
Notes
You can store these cookies in a single layer in an air tight container for up to 3 days. Or store them covered in the fridge for up to 5 days, just let them come to room temperature a bit before serving.
These cookies are also amazing without the frosting if you just want to make a simple gingerbread cookie.
These cookies are soft and chewy, this is not a gingerbread cookie recipe made for rolling out and using cookie cutters.
These cookies are also amazing without the frosting if you just want to make a simple gingerbread cookie.
These cookies are soft and chewy, this is not a gingerbread cookie recipe made for rolling out and using cookie cutters.
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