These Small Batch Gingerbread Cookies are soft with a delicious ginger and molasses flavor. They're a small batch recipe which means they're the perfect recipe to make when you want fewer cookies.
Author:Marisa Guerra
Prep Time:55 minutes
Cook Time:6 minutes
Total Time:1 hour
Category:Dessert
Ingredients
28 grams (2 tbsp) unsalted butter, softened
39 grams (3 tbsp) brown sugar
42 grams (2 tbsp) molasses
1 egg yolk
112 grams (3/4 cup, 3 tbsp) flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325º F.
In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or with a handheld mixer, blend together the butter, sugar, and molasses on medium speed until combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
Add in the egg yolk and mix until combined.
With the mixer on low, add in the flour, baking powder, salt, and spices and mix just until combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and shape into a small, flat disk. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
Place a piece of parchment or a dough mat down and lightly flour it. Place the chilled dough on top, sprinkle some flour over it and roll it out until it is about ¼" thick. Sprinkle a little more flour where needed as you roll it out, making sure it isn't sticking to the parchment or mat that's under it.
Once the dough is rolled out, slide a cookie sheet under the mat or parchment and place it in the freezer for a few minutes or the fridge for 10 minutes. This will help firm up the dough again before you cut out any shapes.
Cut out all shapes and gently transfer them to a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 6-8 minutes depending on the cookie size. Let cookies cool for 10 minutes before moving to a cooling rack. Enjoy!
Notes
If at any point the dough becomes difficult to work with slide a cookie sheet under the mat or parchment it is on and place it in the fridge or freezer for a few minutes.
I highly recommend reading all directions before hand and chilling the dough at all the necessary steps.
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