HONEY-GINGERBREAD COOKIES

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These gingerbread cookies include a generous amount of honey, which gives them a pale golden color and a mildly sweet flavor. If you are making the Gingerbread Town-Square Cake, you can use this template to trace and cut out the different townhouse shapes.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Yield Makes about 2 dozen town houses, 4 dozen deer or trees, or 6 dozen men

Number Of Ingredients 13

5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
4 teaspoons ground ginger
4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
2 sticks (16 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup honey
1/2 cup unsulfured molasses
Royal Icing for Gingerbread Cookies

Steps:

  • Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and spices in a medium bowl.
  • Beat butter and sugar with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in honey and molasses. Reduce speed to low. Gradually add flour mixture, and beat until just combined. Divide dough into 3 portions, and wrap each in plastic. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On a generously floured piece of parchment, roll dough to a scant 1/4 inch thick. Brush off excess flour. Slide dough and parchment onto a baking sheet, and freeze for 15 minutes.
  • Cut out desired shapes. Transfer to parchment-lined baking sheets, and freeze for 15 minutes.
  • Bake cookies for 6 minutes. Remove sheets from oven, and tap them firmly on counter to flatten cookies. Return to oven, rotating sheets, and bake until crisp but not darkened, 6 to 8 minutes more. Let cool on sheets on wire racks.
  • Spoon icing into a pastry bag fitted with a very small plain round tip (such as Ateco #0 or #1). Pipe designs on cookies. Let cookies stand at room temperature until set, at least 2 hours (preferably overnight).

mdsmlsdmngmlcmstudent student
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I can't wait to try this recipe! It looks delicious.


Patricia Isma
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These cookies are a holiday tradition in my family. We make them every year and they're always a hit.


Khan Sb
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I followed the recipe exactly and the cookies turned out great! Thanks for sharing.


Donovan Duhaney
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The cookies were a bit dry. I think I overbaked them.


Md Milon Hossain sujon
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These cookies are a bit too sweet for my taste.


xolani mahaye
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I made these cookies with my kids and we had a lot of fun. They're a great activity for a family holiday party.


Nimwesiga Brandon
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These cookies are a bit time-consuming to make, but they're worth it. They're so delicious!


Parbati Shrestha Newar
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I'm not a big fan of gingerbread, but these cookies are actually really good. They're not too spicy and the honey gives them a nice sweetness.


Rh nirov Rasel
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These cookies are perfect for gift-giving. They're festive and delicious.


leo portillo
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I love the combination of honey and gingerbread. It's a unique and delicious flavor.


Dakayla Monroe
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The cookies were easy to make and the instructions were clear.


Nicholas Fowler
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I made these cookies for a Christmas party and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them.


Mostakim Bhuiyan
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These gingerbread cookies are the perfect holiday treat! They're soft, chewy, and full of flavor.