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Gingerbread cookies

Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 12 mins
Total Time 32 mins
Servings 4 dozen

Ingredients
  

  • 145 g butter [2/3 cup]
  • 150 g brown sugar [3/4 cup]
  • 200 g honey [2/3 cup]
  • 1 egg [replace with 1/4 cup yogurt]
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 435 g all-purpose flour [3.5 cups]
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp fresh ginger juice

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl, add in the butter (at room temperature), and using an electric hand beater, cream the butter for 1-2 minutes, until light and fluffy.
  • Add in the sugar and honey and beat for another 1 minute.
  • Add the egg and vanilla essence and mix well.
  • Sift in the flour, baking soda and salt. 
  • Add in the ginger juice as well.
  • Now, using your hands, bring the dough together and form it into 2 balls.
  • Wrap both the cookie dough balls in cling wrap and refrigerate for atleast 2 hours, or preferably overnight for best flavour. 
  • After chilling the dough, preheat your oven at 180ÂșC and line your baking trays with baking paper. 
  • Roll out one of you cookie dough balls to about 1/4 inch thick, Using cookie cutters, cut out as many cookies as you can. Then, put together the scraps, form a ball again, kneed for a couple of minutes, and roll out your dough again, until all your dough is exhausted.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes and cool completely before icing