Plus these are SOFT (not like the brick version that breaks your teeth) and each bite comes with the perfect amount of flavorful cream cheese icing – tough to beat in the chaos of holiday baking. Those fancy gingerbread houses, men, stars, and candy cane shapes are fun but I can probably make and eat a whole batch of these drop cookies in the time it takes you get your gingerbread house components into the oven. I’m just not a fan of gingerbread with chocolate but creamy tangy cream cheese adds a nice acidity and contrast to the spicy rich molasses flavor. I substituted butter for shortening, added seasoning and spice to make them more of a ginger cookie, and used a cream cheese icing instead of the suggested chocolate frosting in the book. 846 reviews / 4.8 average Let’s make Soft Gingerbread Cookies this holiday season Soft, pillowy gingerbread with sunken centers and slightly crisped edges, plus little nooks and crannies packed with ginger spice and molasses. ![]() I made quite a few modifications to this recipe, originally titled Soft Molasses Drop Cookies. Since Christmas (or any holiday really) was not celebrated in the Peck household, her festive recipes are few and far between (as I mentioned in the Edible Manhattan article I wrote last December on her Linzer Torte). Although he was fond of my grandmother’s work, I have to believe that she may have learned more from him about holiday baking than he did from her. These old-fashioned holiday recipes are hard to resist and unlike my grandmother’s books, Craig Claiborne has many. Mix in confectioners sugar until combined. Let stand until frosting is set before storing, about 2. I know, 2 recipes in a row from the NYT cookbook, I’m out of control. Lemon Buttercream Frosting Using an electric mixer beat butter until fluffy. Spread frosting on underside of each cookie to within 1/8 inch of edges. 30 mins Servings: 60 Yield: 60 cookies Jump to Nutrition Facts This gingersnap cookie recipe will quickly become a seasonal tradition in your household. Beat in half of the powdered sugar, melted white chocolate, vanilla and milk. This gem of a recipe was tucked away in “The New York Times Cookbook,” by Craig Claiborne. Beat butter with an electric mixer on medium speed in a mixing bowl until fluffy. ![]() How can you make gingerbread less of an event but still have that great nostalgic spiced molasses cookie taste? Soft gingerbread drop cookies with cream cheese icing, of course. The idea of mixing, chilling, rolling, cutting, baking, and finally decorating gingerbread cookies may seem overwhelming. Most of us think of gingerbread as cut out shapes or decorated houses.
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