Gingerbread Snowflake Cookies
These homemade Gingerbread Snowflakes are full of tasty, warm spices! They are cut into adorable snowflake shapes and finished with sweet icing, perfect for the holidays or anytime.
Servings: 40
Calories: 146kcal
Ingredients
- 3-4 cups all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup cornstarch
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon ground ginger
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ cup unsalted butter room temp
- ⅔ cup molasses light or dark
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 7-8 pieces hard candy optional (jolly ranchers or other clear candy)
Icing
- 3 cups confectioners’ sugar
- ½ teaspoon white vanilla extract or use water
- 2 teaspoons light corn syrup
- 4 ½ - 5 Tablespoons room temp water
- Food coloring
Instructions
- Combine the flour, cornstarch, sugar, spices and baking soda.
- In a separate bowl mix the butter, molasses, egg and vanilla together.
- Add half the flour and gently stir to combine. Continue adding more flour until a stiff dough is formed.
- At this point, you can wrap the dough and refrigerate until you are ready to cut out the cookies.
- Cookies can be rolled out and cut into shapes immediately.
- Heat the oven to 350° and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Spray with cooking spray. Leave a little space between the cookies. You can cut circles or stars from the middle of the larger cookies. Crush hard candy and fill the hole.
- Bake for 7 minutes. Repeat baking until all the cookies have been baked.
- Cool the cookies completely before baking.
- Combine the sugar, vanilla, and corn syrup together. Add water as needed until the icing is thick enough to hold shape, but soft enough to be piped. Divide the icing and add food coloring to some of the icing.
- Pipe designs over the cookies.
Notes
- Make Ahead. Feel free to make the gingerbread cookie dough ahead of time. Wrap it in plastic wrap and store it in the refrigerator for up to 3 days before you plan to make these snowflake cookies.
- Don’t Overwork the Dough. Once the dough is formed, it’s ready to use. There’s no need to knead the dough. Overworking it will result in tough cookies.
- Check the Butter. To properly incorporate the butter into the cookie dough, it must be at room temperature. If it’s too cold, the dough will become lumpy.
- Decorations. You can turn these into snowflake Christmas cookies by using holiday sprinkles or red/green food coloring.
Nutrition
Calories: 146kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 57mg | Potassium: 106mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 114IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg