Frosted Gingerbread Nut Cookies Recipes

FROSTED GINGERBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl whisk together the flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• Add butter, both sugars, and vanilla to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; beat on medium-speed until light and fluffy; scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed, about 2 minutes. Add in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition, continuing to scrape the sides as needed. Add the molasses and beat until combined. Reduce the mixer speed to low and slowly add dry ingredients, beating just until combined. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and transfer to the refrigerator to chill for at least two hours (or up to one day).
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
• Roll the dough into 2" balls and arrange on prepared sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Lightly press down on the center of each cookie. Bake, one sheet at a time, for 9-10 minutes, or until puffed and lightly golden.
• Remove pan from oven and allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with all cookie dough. Once cool, frost with cream cheese frosting, top with sprinkles (if using), and serve.
• In the bowl of a stand-mixer fitted with the paddle attachment beat the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla on medium-high speed until completely smooth; about 2 minutes. Reduce the speed to low and gradually add the sifted confectioners' sugar. Once all of the sugar has been added, increase speed to medium-high and beat for 1-2 minutes. Add in lemon juice and lemon zest and beat for an additional minute. Once the cookies have completely cooled, spread the frosting over the top of each cookie and decorate with sprinkles, if desired.

FROSTED GINGERBREAD MITTEN COOKIES

Steps:

• In large bowl, break up cookie dough; stir in molasses. Add flour, cinnamon, ginger, allspice and cloves; mix thoroughly with hands until blended. (DO NOT EAT RAW COOKIE DOUGH AFTER COMBINING WITH FLOUR.) Shape dough into 8-inch log; wrap in plastic wrap. Place in freezer 45 minutes or in refrigerator 2 hours until firm.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Cut dough into 24 (1/4-inch) slices. For each cookie, cut off one-third of 1 slice of dough. Place larger piece of dough lengthwise on ungreased cookie sheet. Place smaller piece of dough slightly at an angle next to larger piece, pressing dough into 4-inch mitten shape. Place cookies 2 inches apart.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set and light golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 10 minutes.
• In small bowl, place 1 1/4 cups of the frosting. Stir in red food color until well blended. Frost mittens with red frosting.
• Place remaining white frosting in small resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Cut 1/8-inch hole in bottom corner of bag. Pipe white frosting at bottom of each mitten. Sprinkle each with candy sprinkles. Let stand until frosting is set, about 30 minutes. Store between sheets of waxed paper in tightly covered container.

FROSTED GINGERBREAD NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and molasses. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt and cloves; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Stir in chopped walnuts. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake until edges are firm, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. , For frosting, in a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, butter, vanilla and enough cream to achieve desired consistency. Frost cooled cookies. Top each with a walnut half if desired.

FROSTED GINGERBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Line a 9-inch square baking pan with plastic wrap. In a saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. Add the sugar, corn syrup and milk, and whisk continuously until a candy thermometer registers 100 degrees F, which will happen rather quickly. Remove the saucepan from the heat.
• With an electric mixer on low speed, combine the bread flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, salt and cloves. Slowly pour the butter-sugar mixture in, and beat until thoroughly combined, 2 minutes. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan, cover with plastic wrap and press with your hands to spread the batter to the sides of the pan. Refrigerate overnight or up to 3 days.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat several baking sheets with cooking spray, or line them with parchment paper. Cut the chilled dough into 4 equal pieces. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out 1 piece of dough to a thickness of 1/4 inch; dust with more flour as needed. (Keep the other dough pieces refrigerated until you're ready to use them.) Using 2 different-sized biscuit or cookie cutters, cut out concentric circles of dough, leaving a 1/2-inch-wide ring. The cookies shown are about 2 inches across, but you can make them larger or smaller based on the size of your cookie cutters. Place the rings about 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Repeat with the other pieces of dough.
• Bake the cookies until slightly browner on the edges and firm to the touch, 10 to 12 minutes for smaller cookies, 15 minutes for larger. Cool the cookies on the baking sheets on wire racks for a couple of minutes before using a metal spatula to transfer them to the racks to finish cooling.
• Squeeze icing onto each cookie, leaving a thin border around it. While the icing is still wet, press the jelly beans into it end to end. The icing will spread to cover the cookie. Store the baked cookies, decorated or not, in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks; if decorated, stack them between sheets of wax paper.

VEGAN GINGERBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk the flour, spices, baking powder, baking soda and salt together until combined. Set aside.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream the vegan butter and sugar at a medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• Add the molasses, pumpkin, maple syrup, vanilla extract and lemon zest. Mix until combined.
• Mix in the flour mixture, about 1/2 cup at a time, mixing each addition until fully incorporated and a dough has formed. Scrape sides as needed.
• Divide the dough into two balls and wrap with plastic wrap. Chill the dough for at least 1 hour in the refrigerator.
• Preheat oven to 350˚F and line baking sheets with parchment.
• Working on a floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-inch thick and cut out desired shapes. Place cookies onto prepared baking sheet with about 1-inch spacing between the cookies.
• Bake cookies for 8 - 10 minutes, or until edges are firm and tops are set but still soft. Remove from oven and allow the cookies to cool for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
• While the cookies are cooling, prepare the icing. In a mixing bowl, whisk the powdered sugar, water, corn syrup, vanilla extract and salt together until smooth. Transfer to a piping back with a small round tip and decorate cookies as desired.

FROSTED GINGERBREAD NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and molasses. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt and cloves; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Stir in chopped walnuts.
• Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are firm. Remove to wire racks to cool.
• For frosting, in a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, butter, vanilla and enough cream to achieve desired consistency. Frost cooled cookies. Top each with a walnut half if desired.