Description
Delicious spiced gingerbread cookies that are perfect for the holidays.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 Egg (Large, Room temperature)
- 1/2 cup Butter (Unsalted, Room temperature)
- 1 package Spiced cake mix (15 oz. box)
- 2 tbsp All-purpose flour
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, add egg, butter, cake mix, flour.
- Mix until all ingredients are combined.
- Chill dough in fridge for about 1-2 hours so that it’s easier to handle. It also prevents cookies from spreading too much while baking and they hold their shape better.
- Divide the dough into 2 equal portions and roll into balls.
- Roll out each ball of dough between two sheets of parchment paper.
- Remove the top sheet.
- Place your paper template on top of the rolled out dough and use a sharp knife to cut along the edges.
- Remove excess dough around the gingerbread man.
- Place the entire sheet on a large baking tray. Don’t remove the cookie cut out from the parchment paper.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for about 15-20 minutes or until the edges are firm and centers are only slightly soft. For these cookies, it’s best to over-bake rather than under-bake because this prevents them from breaking later.
- Allow the cookies to cool down completely.
- Then, gently remove them from parchment paper. Do not try to remove them from the parchment paper before they have completely cooled down or else they will break.
- Decorate with royal icing or frosting or melted chocolate and candies or anything you desire. Tie a ribbon around its neck, if you like.
- Use leftover cookie dough to make smaller cookies with cookie cutters. The bake time for those will obviously be shorter (8-10 minutes).
- Enjoy!
Notes
- Chilling the dough is crucial for preventing spreading during baking.
- Decorate as desired for a festive touch.
- Prep Time: 2 hours
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg