Grandma's Gingerbread Spritz
Yield: 100 cookies
A classic Gingerbread Spritz cookie recipe like Grandma used to make- spicy and sweet with just a bit of heat.
Equipment
- Cookie press
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter unsalted, softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour 360 grams
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
Instructions
- In the bowl of your mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, CREAM together butter and brown sugar.
- ADD molasses, egg, and vanilla extract. Mix on low/medium speed until combined.
- In a separate bowl, WHISK together flour, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and white pepper. Slowly ADD the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and MIX until a sticky dough forms.
- CHILL dough in 2 log shapes in plastic wrap for at least 30 minutes.
- PREHEAT oven to 375 degrees F.
- FILL cookie press with chilled cookie dough. Press onto cold, ungreased cookie sheets.
- BAKE for 7-9 minutes. Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to cool on a wire rack completely.
Notes
Nutrition
Calories: 40kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 1gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 7mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2g