Hey girls! Caleb asked me to make him some gingerbread cookies and I said yes. The problem is, I've never made them so I don't have a great recipe. Anyone care to share theirs?
we just made gingerbread cookies.... but we cheated immaculate gingerbread cookies with all my dd's dietary needs these worked, and are yummy! Our house smells like Christmas!
I'm eyeballing this thread. I make 7562 kinds of cookies during Christmastime, but gingerbread is not one of them.
I have used this one before and they turned out YUMMERS! mes: Prep10 minInactive Prep--Cook15 minTotal:25 min Recipe Tools: Print Recipe Get Card Save Recipe Ingredients Cookies: 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1/2 cup vegetable shortening 1 cup corn syrup (light or dark) 4 cups all-purpose flour 2 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon allspice Royal Icing, recipe follows Equipment: Gingerbread women and men cookie cutters Green, yellow, red, blue, and black food coloring Small offset spatulas Gold and silver dragees Edible glitter Colored sprinkles Small paint brush Pastry bags with couplers Pastry tip sizes 1, 2, 3, 101, and 46 White and yellow nonpareils White, yellow, red, and green sanding sugar Multicolored mini-jawbreakers (about 1/4-inch round) Piping gel Directions Make the Cookies: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the brown sugar, shortening, and corn syrup in a saucepan and heat on medium, stirring constantly until the shortening is melted. Place all of the dry ingredients in a large bowl; then add the warm sugar mixture, stirring until all of the ingredients are well blended. The dough will appear crumbly but will hold together when rolled out. Use the dough immediately, while it is still warm. If it starts to crumble, place it in a warm oven for 1 to 2 minutes until it softens a bit. To make decorated cutout cookies; Roll out the dough to about 1/8-inch thick on a lightly floured surface. Cut out gingerbread women and men with cookie cutters. Place the cookies on foil-lined cookie sheets and bake until golden brown, about 10 to 15 minutes. Cool the cookies on racks before decorating. To decorate, tint a recipe of royal icing to your desired colors. Keep the icing covered with a damp towel while you are working to prevent it from drying out. To cover a cookie with icing, thin some of the icing with a little water and spread it on the cookie with a knife or metal spatula. Leave some of the icing thick for piping borders or other designs, using the #2 tip. Add dragees, edible glitter, colored sprinkles, or other decorations to the wet icing. To attach candies to un-iced cookies, brush a thin layer of clear piping gel on the cookie with a small paintbrush and add decorations. Royal icing is very versatile. It is pure white and dries very hard, so it is perfect for making flowers and bows and delicate piped work. It can be kept in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 weeks. You should stir the icing to restore its original consistency after storage, but do not rebeat. Royal icing does not work well in high humidity. 5 tablespoons meringue powder (found in cake decorating stores) 1/2 cup minus 2 tablespoons water OR 2 egg whites*, at room temperature 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar 2 teaspoons water 1 pound confectioners' sugar Place all of the ingredients in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat slowly until they are all blended. Then beat at medium speed until the icing forms stiff peaks, about 5 minutes. Add more sugar if the icing is not stiff enough, or a few drops of water if it is too stiff. Use immediately or cover the bowl with a damp cloth to prevent drying when not in use. Allow at least 24 hours for royal icing decorations to dry, at room temperature. Yield: 2 1/2 cups Prep Time: 5 minutes Ease of Preparation: Easy
Seriously? I didn't know that...and I thought I was the queen of tube cookies. LMBO! Sadly, I have never made homemade chocolate chip cookies for my boys. They LOVE the tube ones. Oh...that's just sad, isn't it.
I cheated this year and bought the pre-made dough, but I usually make them myself. The pre-bought dough was great though. I would give you my recipe, but I will probably translate the names of the spices wrong, and I would not want to be responsible for ruining christmas
I am so not a good baker LOL I would try the home made cookies but I actually attempted to make gingerbread before and umm not so good LOL I am totally gonna look for the premade though!
I have had the tube kind before and they were good. and so much less work which made them even better!
