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Heart Shaped Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
These heart-shaped gingerbread cookies are a festive and fun treat for Valentine's Day or any other occasion. They have a lovely chewy texture and are perfectly spiced, making them difficult to resist.
Ingredients
Time Needed
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
Instructions
- Cream the butter and brown sugar together in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
- Mix in the molasses and egg thoroughly.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon and cloves in a separate mixing bowl.
- Gradually combine the dry and wet ingredients, mixing well after each addition.
- Form the dough into two equal parts, each into a disc.
- Wrap the discs in plastic wrap and place them in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350° F.
- (175 degrees C).
- Roll out each dough disc to 1/4 inch thickness on a floured surface.
- Cut out as many cookies as you can from the dough using a heart-shaped cookie cutter.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the cookies on it.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown.
- Allow the cookies to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Reroll scraps as needed with the remaining dough.
- Once the cookies have cooled completely, decorate as desired.
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