Homemade gingerbread cookies
Homemade gingerbread cookies are a great addition to tea on cold winter evenings. The cookies turn out incredibly delicious and tender, and everyone will love them. They can also be served on a festive table with holiday decorations. The cookies are very easy to make, so get your kids involved in cooking and decorating.
Equipment
- 1 mix bowl
- 1 fork
- 1 mixer optional blender
- 1 food wrap
- 1 rolling pin
- 1 baking paper
- 1 baking sheet
- 1 cookie-cutter
- 1 teaspoon
Ingredients
- 150 g flour
- 50 g butter
- 20 g cornstarch
- 1 pc egg
- 40 g sugar
- 50 g honey
- ⅓ tsp ginger root
- ⅓ tsp baking powder
- ⅓ tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Prepare the necessary ingredients. Use dried ground ginger, raw ginger will not work. If you don"t have cornstarch, you can replace it with the same amount of flour.
- In a deep bowl, combine all the dry ingredients: flour, cornstarch, baking powder, sugar, cinnamon, and ginger.150 g flour, 20 g cornstarch, 40 g sugar, ⅓ tsp baking powder, ⅓ tsp cinnamon, ⅓ tsp ginger root
- Mix with a fork. In the bowl of a food processor, add the butter and process until smooth. Add the butter to the dry ingredients. Wash and beat the egg. Pour in the honey. If the honey is too thick or sugary, it needs to be slightly heated in a water bath or microwaved for a few seconds.50 g butter, 1 pc egg, 50 g honey
- Knead the dough. It is preferable to do this with a mixer using a paddle or spiral attachment. But you can also knead it by hand.
- Divide the dough into 4 parts, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30-40 minutes to chill.
- Take out 1 part of the dough, roll it out to a thickness of about 5 millimeters, and cut out shapes with a cookie cutter.
- Place on parchment paper for baking. Place in a preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes at a temperature of 180 ℃ until lightly golden. The main thing is not to overcook them so that the cookies remain tender.
- Let the cookies cool. Optionally, decorate with icing and sprinkles.
Nutrition
Calories: 81kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 29mgPotassium: 13mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 78IUVitamin C: 0.02mgCalcium: 3mgIron: 0.5mg