Christmas Gingerbread recipes - 22 recipes
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Ingredients
- 150g / 3/4 cup sugar
- 150g / 2/3 cup softened butter
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp fresh yeast
- 180g / 1 1/2 cups flour
- 190g / 1 1/2 cups chocolate, melted
- 4 pears
Method
- Combine sugar, butter and eggs in bowl. Mix well.
- Add fresh yeast and flour and mix through.
- Pour in melted chocolate and fold into mixture.
- Peel 4 pears (or as many comfortably fit in your baking pan)
- Pour chocolate mixture into lined or greased baking loaf pan.
- Evenly space the pears in the pan, sitting upright.
- Bake at 350°F / 180°C for 35 minutes.
- Drizzle with more melted chocolate, and serve.
- Enjoy!
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By cezza
Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6
- for the gingerbread
- 250g unsalted butter
- 200g dark muscovado sugar
- 7tbsp golden syrup
- 600g plain flour
- 2tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 2tsp ground ginger
- to decorate
- 200g bag flaked almond
- 2 egg white
- 500g icing sugar
- 125g mini chocolate fingers
- selection of sweets
- 1 mini chocolate roll or dipped chocolate flake
- edible silver balls
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Gingerbread Chocolate Chip Cookes
By lesleychef
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F
- 1/4 pound unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/8 cups unbleached white flour
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/8 teaspoon ancho chili pepper
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts, uncooked oatmeal, or graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup dried cherries or cranberries
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips (1 cup)
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Gingerbread Cheesecake
By guru
The flavors of a traditional gingerbread have been transformed into a colorful cheesecake
- CRUST:
- 1-1/2 cups gingersnap crumbs (about 30 cookies)
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- CAKE:
- 3 8-oz packages cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons dark molasses
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon each: nutmeg and cloves
- 3 eggs, beaten
- TOPPING:
- 2 milk chocolate bars, shaved
- 1 cup cranberry raisins
- 1/2 cup pistachio nuts, chopped
Chewy Gingerbread Cookies
By chanel.sk
My mom used to make these when I was little
- 1/2 cup vegan margarine
- 1 tbsp vanilla soymilk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tbsp molasses
- 1 1/2 cup AP flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp allspice
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup sugar
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Pumpkin Gingerbread Biscotti
By bakingmywaythrough
A delicious recipe to make for your afternoon coffee! Pumpkin gingerbread biscotti is baked with real pumpkin pure...
- 1 large egg
- 110g sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 75g pumpkin puree
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 155g flour
- 110g real white chocolate, chopped, or white candy melts
- 3 tablespoons chopped walnuts
Gingerbread Oreo Snowman Truffles
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- 1 pkg. Gingerbread Flavor Creme Oreos, finely crushed (I used my food processor)
- 8 oz. reduced fat cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 lb. vanilla almond bark, or white candy melting disks
- 1 Tbsp vegetable shortening
- Candy coated mini chocolate chips (pick out the orange ones)
- Black food writing marker (or dip a toothpick in melted regular chocolate)
Classic Bourbon Gingerbread Cookies
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- 2 c + 3 TBS all purpose flour
- 1 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp cloves
- 1 tsp ginger
- 3/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 c softened unsalted butter
- 1/2 c Bourbon Vanilla Sugar + more for garnish
- 1/3 c Pure Cane Sorghum
- 1 TBS oil
- 1/2-1 oz bourbon
- 1 tsp Bourbon Vanilla Extract
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
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By bakingmywaythrough
Gingerbread is a Christmas tradition that stems from Germany
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 Gingerbread spice pack (In Germany, they provide a pre-mixed spice pack just for Gingerbread, somewhat similar to our Pumpkin Pie Spice)
- **If you don't have the pre-mixed spice pack: 1 tsp. allspice, 1 tsp cinnamon and 1 tsp clove.
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup margarine
- 1 egg, beaten
- 3 1/2 cups flour
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By TashaRose23
To make the cookies: Stir together sugar, molasses, water, ginger, cinnamon and cloves in a large saucepan
- Cookies
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tbsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground cloves
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- 4 cups flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Icing
- 1 tbsp meringue powder
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 4-5 tbsp water
- Food colouring
Grandma Barbie's Gingerbread Cookies
By cpncrzy
These are a great make ahead Christmas cookie
- 8 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup baking powder
- 1 Tbs salt
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 2 tsp. clove
- 2 Tbs ginger
- 2 Tbs cinnamon
- 2 cups shortening
- Mix all those together well and then add:
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 1 egg
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- 3.5 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 8-9 oz Acacia honey
- 1/2 tbsp cinnamon
- 1 clove
- 1/2 teaspoon anise powder
- A little nutmeg
- 1 packet of yeast
- (generous) 1/2 cup brandy
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- 2 cups icing sugar
- 1/4 milk
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- 8 uncooked foie gras slices 1-2 oz each
- 1 gingerbread 5 oz
- 1 basket of strawberries
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- salt
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Gingerbread Men Cookies
- 3 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons McCormick® Ginger, Ground
- 1 teaspoon McCormick® Cinnamon, Ground
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Nutmeg, Ground
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
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American Gingerbread Cookies
- .5 c Crisco or Fluffo
- .5 c brown sugar, packed
- .75 c molasses
- 3.25 c unbleached flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- .25 c water
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Pumpkin Gingerbread Biscotti
- Makes 10-12 cookies
- 1 large egg
- 110g sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 75g pumpkin puree
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 155g flour
- 110g real white chocolate, chopped, or white candy melts
- 3 tablespoons chopped walnuts
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Traditional Gingerbread Men Cookies
- 3 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons McCormick® Ginger, Ground
- 1 teaspoon McCormick® Cinnamon, Ground
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Nutmeg, Ground
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
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Gingerbread Lime Coconut Bars
- Base:
- 2 Tblsp brown sugar
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1/3 cup sifted powdered sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1Tblsp molasses
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
- 1/3 cup toffee bits (I use Skor)
- Filling:
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 1 ½ cups white granulated sugar
- 2 tsp grated lime zest
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice (the juice of about 2 limes)
- ¼ cup all purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp green food coloring
- Optional Toppings:
- #1: Creamy coconut icing:
- 1/2 cup Fine unsweetened coconut
- 2/3 cup icing sugar
- ½ tsp coconut extract
- 2- 8 oz pkg cream cheese
- Green sparkling sugar (sprinkle on as much as desired)
- #2: Colored coconut
- 1 tsp green Food color
- 1 cup sweetened medium flaked coconut
- #3: Green Sparkling sugar- sprinkle on as much as desired
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Old Fashioned Gingerbread
- 2 1/2 cups Flour
- 1 cup Fancy Molasses
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/2 cup Shortening
- 1 1/2 tsp Ginger
- 1 tsp Nutmeg
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 Egg
- 1 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 cup Boiling Water
- 2 tbsp Water
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- 1 pkg. Gingerbread Flavor Creme Oreos, finely crushed (I used my food processor)
- 8 oz. reduced fat cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 lb. vanilla almond bark, or white candy melting disks
- 1 Tbsp vegetable shortening
- Candy coated mini chocolate chips (pick out the orange ones)
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- 200g / 1½ Cups Plain Flour
- Pinch of Salt
- ¼ Teaspoon Baking/Bicarbonate Soda
- 2-3 Teaspoons Ground Ginger
- 1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- ¼ Teaspoon Ground Cloves
- ¼ Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
- 55g / ¼ Cup Butter (Room Temperature)
- 50g / ¼ Cup Caster/Superfine Sugar
- 1 Egg (Room Temperature)
- 70g / ⅓ Cup Molasses Sugar
- To Garnish:
- 200g / 7 oz. Green Royal Icing
- White Icing Decorating Tubes
- 2 Tablespoons Icing/Confectioners Sugar
- Water
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Chocolate Chip Gingerbread Cookies
- 1 stuck unsalted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup molasses 1 egg 1 to 2 tablespoons water 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
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Butterscotch Gingerbread Cookies
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
- 1/3 cup mild molasses
- 1 large egg
- 1 2/3 cups (11-ounce package) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Butterscotch Flavored Morsels
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