{"id":25402,"date":"2021-12-21T05:00:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T10:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livewellbakeoften.com\/?p=25402"},"modified":"2021-12-20T18:29:44","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T23:29:44","slug":"gingerbread-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livewellbakeoften.com\/gingerbread-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Soft Gingerbread Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Molasses, brown sugar, and warming spices flavor these soft gingerbread cookies. Top them with icing or enjoy plain for a holiday treat everyone will love! <\/em><\/p>\n

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Dry, crunchy, crispy, overspiced \u2014 these are all the things I don’t <\/em>want gingerbread cookies to be.<\/p>\n

Instead, I prefer my gingerbread cutout cookies to be ultra soft in the middle and slightly chewy around the edges, with a warm flavor that’s not too potent. These homemade gingerbread cookies are exactly that! <\/p>\n

This is an easy recipe that can be used to make gingerbread cookies of all shapes and sizes. You’ll need to adjust the baking time to accommodate the size of your cookies, but I’ve provided a bake time range in the recipe card to minimize the guesswork on your part. <\/p>\n

These gingerbread cookies are delicious iced, plain, or dusted with powdered sugar. Decorate them as simply or festively as you wish! <\/p>\n

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Ingredients for Gingerbread Cookies<\/h2>\n

This is a soft gingerbread recipe that’s made with basic ingredients. I iced my cookies, but you may leave the icing off if you wish. Let’s quickly review the ingredients you’ll need to make pillowy soft gingerbread cookies: <\/p>\n