I feel like I’m falling behind on my Christmas baking this year. There’s just not enough time in the day. I’m going to do my best to catch up though…..starting NOW!
Mmmmmmm gingerbread! It’s just so festive and Christmas-y. And, way more interesting than plain old sugar cookies. I have a little bit of a confession – I hate making cut out cookies. I hate it with a passion. It’s so time consuming… the rolling and the cutting, and more rolling and more cutting. Just not my thing. I do, however, love decorating cookies. Quite the dilemma….Then I figured out that you could just cut dough into triangles and call them Christmas Trees! It’s really the perfect compromise.
How cute are these?! Not only are the super easy to make and decorate but they taste like gingerbread should. Deep molasses, brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and ginger, of course – all in a perfectly chewy cookie.
Chewy Gingerbread Cookies
Makes 2 dozen cookies
2 1/2 cups all-purpose four
1 tbsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground allspice
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
1 large egg
1 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup blackstrap molasses
1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices in a medium bowl. Add butter to larger mixing bowl and beat on high until light in color and the consistency of mayonnaise. Add in the brown sugar and the molasses, beat on medium/high until light and fluffy – about 2 minutes. Add in the egg and mix until just combined. Slowly add the flour mixture in three parts. Dough will be very sticky. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and shape into a rough rectangle – this will make rolling it out easier. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place dough on a lightly floured surface and roll into a long and skinny rectangle, about 1/4″ thick. Using a very sharp knife cut the dough into two long strips, trimming any uneven sides, and then cut the strips into triangles.
Place the triangles on a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
Decorate with your favorite frosting and sprinkles.
Enjoy!
And so wonderfully decorated too! Great idea