Star-Shaped Gingerbread Cookie Recipe
Candied ginger makes our star-shaped gingerbread cookie recipe more flavorful. Bite-size stars are great for snacking and complement any holiday drink.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 3/4 cup brown sugar firmly packed
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1 Tbsp ginger chopped, candied
- cookie cutter star side-of-the-cup cookie cutter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and molasses until combined.
- Combine dry ingredients in separate bowl.
- Mix wet and dry ingredients together until smooth dough forms then wrap and chill dough for about 1 hour.
- Roll dough on floured surface to ¼" thickness then cut out dough using the cookie cutter.
- Place cutouts on greased cookie sheet, 2" apart and bake 10-12 minutes.
- Allow to cool slightly then move from cookie sheet to cooling rack.
- Once cooled, place on rim of mug or glass to garnish eggnog, hot cocoa or any holiday drink.
Notes
Did you know organic candied ginger is available and is gluten-free?
Nutrition
Calories: 39kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 33mg | Potassium: 35mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 3g