Winter is the best time. And how pleasant it is to sit warm during the winter holidays and feast on fabulously decorated Christmas gingerbread cookies. It is even more pleasant to drink them with a delicious hot drink or milk.
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Christmas gingerbread cookies with icing on a festive table
The holiday will certainly be able to decorate the most delicious gingerbread with icing. They are attractive and very pretty.
It is required:
| Wheat flour | Eggs | Butter | Sugar | Cocoa | Cinnamon | Ginger |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 g | 1 PC. | 100 g | 100 g | 1 tsp | 0.5 tsp | 0.2 tsp |
| Nutmeg | Salt | Baking powder | Egg whites | Powdered sugar | Lemon juice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 pinches | 2 pinches | 1 tsp | 1 PC. | 100 g | 1 tbsp. l |
• High-grade flour is sifted. Cocoa, baking powder is added there. The composition is thoroughly mixed.
• Then add salt, ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg. Everything is mixed again.
• The oil is heated and goes to the test. The components combine to form crumbs.
• The egg is beaten with sugar until foam is formed and also placed in the formed mass.
• Dough is kneaded and sent to the refrigerator for two hours.
• After the dough is rolled out and cookies are made using molds. They can be very diverse: in the form of men, Christmas trees, snowflakes, stars.
• A baking sheet is covered with a sheet of parchment, raw cookies are laid on top, which is sent to the oven for baking until cooked.
• Now you need to make the icing. To do this, salt and protein are whipped to a state of foam. Powdered sugar is poured, the mixture is again whipped.
• Once the gingerbread cookies have cooled, they can be glazed.
It should not be exclusively white.If you want something unusual, you can add food coloring.
According to the German recipe
German gingerbread cookies are perfect for Christmas. They differ in a variety of components, so you can eat one cookie. At the same time, cooking them is not much more difficult than classic ones.
For the test you need:
| Honey | Eggs | Sugar | Flour | Soda | Almond | Spices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 g | 2 pcs. | 250 g | 550 g | 1 tsp | 200 g | Taste |
For the filling, you can use:
| Ginger | Cinnamon | Nutmeg | Lemon zest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 tsp | 0.5 tsp | Pinch | 2 tsp |
• Honey is being steamed.
• The eggs are driven into foam. First squirrels, then yolks. Shredded lemon peel, ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg are also added here.
• Melted honey is poured into the eggs.
• Nuts are ground and sprinkled to the mixture.
• Now sifted flour is added, it is advisable to do this in parts. Soda is sent here, then the dough is densely kneaded, placed in a cling film in the cold for two hours.
• After the refrigerator, the product is rolled out and with the power of the molds, gingerbreads are cut from it.
• Products are laid out on parchment, which is spread on a baking sheet, and then sent to a preheated oven.
Ready sweets can be coated with powder or chocolate.
With powdered sugar
The festive table should be full of various treats. However, desserts are no less important, but what kind of Christmas can do without gingerbread?
For them you will need:
| Flour | Honey | Water | Eggs | Lemon zest | Cinnamon | Ginger | Ground cloves | Salt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 g | 300 g | 1 tbsp. | 4 things. | 1 tsp | 1 tsp | 1 tsp | 1 tsp | 1 tsp |
• The flour is sifted, mixed with steamed honey and some water.
• Lemon zest, spices, eggs, salt are sent there.
• Cinnamon, ginger and cloves are added for added flavor.
• Steep dough is kneaded, wrapped in foil and sent to heat.
• After a couple of hours, the dough should be rolled out and you can begin to create masterpieces. Gingerbread cookies are made with cookie cutters.
• The baking sheet is covered with paper on which the items are laid out, then they are sent to the oven for half an hour.
These gingerbreads are tender and tasty. And additional beauty is given by powder, glaze, chocolate and much more.
Christmas gingerbread cookies
Christmas gingerbread cookies are just a treat. It is impossible to eat just one, from which even the crumbs will not remain.
More materials: gingerbread cookies
Baking them is easy, for this you will need:
| Flour | Honey | Sugar | Eggs | Ginger root | Butter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 650 g | 250 g | 250 g | 1 PC. | 2 tbsp. l | 150 g |
| Cocoa powder | Baking powder | Cognac | Zest of orange and lemon | Vanilla powder |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 g | 1 tsp | 3 tbsp. l | 1 tsp. | 1 pinch |
• In a water bath, honey is heated to a liquid state. The usual sugar and butter are poured there. After the composition cools and mixes with cognac, egg, ginger juice.
• Half the amount of flour is mixed with cocoa, grated zest of orange and lemon, vanilla powder, baking powder.
• The second part of the flour is combined with a mixture of honey and other ingredients.
• After both parts are combined, thoroughly mixed. The dough is wrapped in film and sent to the refrigerator.
• After an hour, the product can be pulled out, rolled out and made using gingerbread molds.
• Products are baked in a preheated oven for 10 minutes.
Ready gingerbread cookies should be decorated with white icing.
Honey raisin treat
Honey gingerbreads are familiar to everyone since childhood. The dessert goes well with hot milk. Not a single child will refuse such a treat.
For cooking you need:
| Honey | Flour | Sugar | Butter | Soda | Vanillin | Raisins | Egg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 g | 450 g | 75 g | 1 tbsp. l | 0.5 tsp | Taste | Approximately | 1 PC. |
• The first step is to melt the honey and oil using a water bath. White sugar and vanillin are added to the resulting composition. Stir constantly until ready. After you need to cool.
• Mix flour, baking powder, egg, honey, soda.
• The dough is well kneaded to an elastic state, wrapped in a film and sent to the refrigerator for an hour.
• After the product is rolled in a medium-thick layer. With the help of figures, gingerbread cookies of different shapes are cut out.
• Baking is placed in a preheated oven for 10 minutes.
For a more savory taste, you can add other spices.
With peanuts, dried fruits and rum
The most delicious gingerbread cookies are those prepared with the filling.
To execute this recipe you will need:
| Honey | Flour | Icing sugar | Butter | Eggs | Soda |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300 g | 300 g | 100 g | 90 g | 5 pieces. | 10 g |
| Peanut | Raisins | Dried fruits | Spice mix | Rum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 g | 50 g | 100 g | 3 tsp | 1 tbsp. l |
• Dried fruits are chopped and laid in a separate bowl. Honey, eggs and butter, granulated sugar and spices, ground peanuts and honey are sent there in advance. Everything mixes well until smooth.
• A portion of flour combined with soda is added to this mixture. The dough is well kneaded, wrapped in foil and placed in the refrigerator for an hour.
• The product is rolled out, and gingerbread is made, which is sent to the oven. Ready-made muffin is sprinkled with powder.
Painted gingerbread cookies are not only tasty, but also attractive. You can not use powder, and paint each gingerbread.
Gingerbread "Christmas Angel"
The Christmas Angel gingerbread is incredibly sweet sweets. Sometimes they even feel sorry for them.
For cooking you need:
| Flour | baking powder | Butter | Sugar | Honey | Cream | Eggs | Cocoa powder | Ginger |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 tbsp. | 2 tsp | 100 g | 180 g | 3 tbsp. l | 100 ml | 1 PC. | 3 tbsp. l | 1 tsp |
• You need to cook two small sized pots. In one, milk with cocoa and sugar will be heated. In the other you need to steam steam honey and oil.
• Flour is sieved and mixed with baking powder. The honey mixture is attached to the flour. An egg is driven in there, and then a milk mixture. Everything mixes well.
• The dough is kneaded to an elastic state, wrapped in foil and sent to the refrigerator for half an hour.
• After it rolls to medium thickness, and using the figures in the shape of angels, gingerbread cookies are made.
• Bake in a preheated oven for about 10 minutes.
The drawing is applied either before baking, or after. In this case, different materials will be used.
Fragrant almond gingerbread with chocolate
Everyone loves chocolate, like gingerbread cookies. Therefore, such a treat will appeal to every guest.
For cooking you need:
| Chocolate | Butter | Eggs | Sugar | Flour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 40 g | 2 pcs. | 50 g | 70 g |
| Baking powder | Cinnamon | Almond flour | Lingonberry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 tsp | 1 tsp | 30 g | 50 g |
• Chocolate is broken and drowned in a water bath. Oil, eggs, sugar are added to it. Everything mixes well.
• Both types of flour are sifted and mixed. Baking powder, cinnamon, crushed lingonberries are added to the composition.
• The dough is thoroughly kneaded, wrapped in film and sent to the refrigerator for half an hour.
• Balls are made from dough, which are crushed in powder and sent to a preheated oven.
It is difficult for some families to imagine Christmas without delicious sweet cakes. And not in vain, because it is an excellent, fairly light dessert. Thanks to their good imagination, they can be decorated in an incredibly elegant way.
