Many people cannot imagine Christmas without homemade gingerbread. That’s why we present the recipe for these little pastries – this time you will do them in 6 steps. Also check how to properly freeze cookies so that they taste delicious during the Christmas feast.
In this recipe, we use traditional ingredients for Christmas gingerbread, but replace store-bought ones with specific spices. Thanks to them, the cookies taste amazing and their scent is incredibly intense.
What ingredients do we need to make Christmas gingerbread? Here is the exact list:
- 350 g of wheat flour;
- 150 g melasy;
- 120 g of butter;
- 120 g of cane sugar;
- 1 egg;
- 2 teaspoons of cinnamon;
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda;
- 1 teaspoon of ginger;
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract;
- 1/2 teaspoon of cardamom;
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves;
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt;
- a pinch of nutmeg.
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1. For starters mix dry ingredients in a bowli.e. wheat flour, cinnamon, baking soda, ginger, cardamom, ground cloves, salt, nutmeg.
2. Cream the butter with cane sugar so that a fluffy mass is created.
3. To the powder add wet ingredients firsti.e. molasses, vanilla extract, egg and mix everything. Then gradually add the dry ingredients and mix to obtain a uniform mass.
4. Wrap the finished dough in foil and put in the fridge for at least an hour.
5. Roll out the dough into a 0.5 cm thick cake. Cut out Christmas gingerbreads using cookie cutters.
6. Place the cookies on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Bake them in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for about 10 minutes.
To freeze Christmas gingerbread cookies, just wait until they cool down and then freeze them place them in an airtight container for storing and freezing food.
We recommend placing the cookies in layers, separating them with baking paper or foil. These small baked goods can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months.
You can also freeze the dough for Christmas gingerbread cookies. Then follow the recipe to step 4. Put the mixture in the freezer, take it out before the holidays and continue preparing cookies, according to points 5 and 6.
How to defrost ready-made gingerbread? It’s very simple. Like the cake, take it out of the freezer and let it set for a few hours. Then seal the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.
