Full Guide to Spiced Christmas Gingerbread with Colorful Flavors

Christmas GingerCookies have become quite popular in recent years, also Christmas an important snack, a very fitting food. As Christmas is approaching, how can we miss the main character of ginger cookies? Let XinXin introduce you to the making of various cute ginger cookies.

1. Ginger House

Mains:Low-gluten flour 350g,Butter 60, brown sugar 50g, powdered sugar 230g,honey 50g,milk cream 40ml, egg wash 30g.

Auxiliaries: ginger powder 10g, baking soda 2g, cinnamon powder 2g, egg white 1, lemon juice a little.Steps: 1. Prepare the ingredients

2. Draw the size of the ginger house with hard paper board and cut it out for later use; base plate: 1 piece at 20*20, roof pieces: 2 at 12*12, side walls: 2 at 10*8, front wall: 2 pieces with a door 14*8*10.6 and height of 16; chimney: 4 in total, 2.5*21 piece, 2*51 piece, 2 blocks of 5*2*2.5 trapezoid.

3. Mix butter and brown sugar until smooth, place them in a bowl, then soften with hot water while stirring with an electric mixer until well combined.

4. Add 50g powdered sugar and mix evenly.

5. Add egg wash, milk, and honey.

6. Mix thoroughly.

7. Mix low-gluten flour, baking soda powder, ginger powder, and cinnamon powder together and sift them into the liquid mixture from step 6.

8. Knead to form a smooth dough with an elastic texture; wrap in plastic film and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

9. Take out the chilled dough after resting it at room temperature for 5 minutes.

Roll the dough on baking paper into a thickness of about 0.5cm, poke small holes all over with a fork, then cut according to the drawn templates; preheat the oven and bake at 170 degrees for approximately 10-15 minutes, remove from the oven after cooling.

10. Make eggsugar cream, 11. Whisk the egg white to form foamy bubbles.

12. Add powdered sugar and mix until well combined.13. Continue beating, add lemon juice when it feels heavy on the whisk. 14. Assemble the ginger house, first stick the back wall with the base plate, then attach the side walls and front wall.15. Hold in place for a moment to ensure adhesion before fully drying. 16. If there are gaps between the cookies, apply thicker icing to enhance their bondability.

2. Ginger Men and Christmas Tree

Mains: low-gluten flour 100g, egg one.Auxiliaries: ginger powder a half teaspoon, vanilla extract a few drops. Steps:

1. Sift the brown sugar into softened butter at room temperature.2. Mix with an electric mixer until smooth and there are no visible lumps of brown sugar.3. Add powdered sugar and mix evenly.

4. Gradually add egg liquid, mixing thoroughly each time after it's fully absorbed by the butter.

5. Add a few drops of vanilla extract and mix well.6. Sift in low-gluten flour and ginger powder and knead into a smooth dough with plastic wrap for refrigeration at 30 minutes or more. 7. Prepare chopped candies as needed.

8. Roll the dough to about 3mm thickness, stamp out various cookie shapes with molds.

9. Place cut-out cookies on baking paper-lined trays and make a hole in the center using a small round mold head if you want them hanging; fill these holes with candy pieces.

10. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for about 10 minutes, remove from the oven after cooling before removing from the tray (I could say that I was not careful enough when placing candies on the first batch of cookies).

5. Ginger House with Ginger Men

Mains: butter as needed, flour as needed.

Auxiliaries: ginger powder as needed, cinnamon powder as needed, brown sugar as needed, honey as needed,

eggs

several, icing sugar as needed, candies as needed.

Steps:

1. Mix the brown sugar into softened butter at room temperature and mix with an electric mixer until smooth.

2. Add ginger powder and cinnamon powder and mix well.

3. Combine with flour and add honey; knead to a smooth dough, wrap in plastic film and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.

4. Roll the dough into thin slices of about 3mm thickness.

5. Use molds to cut out shapes.

6. Bake at 180 degrees for about 12 minutes before taking them out.

7. Cut ginger house with cookies and decorate with candies, shaping as desired.

6. Fondant Ginger Cookie Town

Mains: 350g pre-mixed ginger cookie powder, one egg.

Auxiliaries: fondant icing sugar, food coloring as needed.

Steps:

1. Prepare the ingredients.

2. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.

3. Knead into a smooth dough and wrap with plastic film to rest for over 1 hour.

4. Roll out the dough to an appropriate thickness.5. Cut out shapes using molds.

6. Place cut-out cookies on baking paper-lined trays.7. Bake at 150 degrees for about 5 minutes before taking them out.

8. Assemble baked ginger houses and stick with fondant icing sugar.

9. Color the fondant as needed.

10. Roll fondant into thin slices, stamp out shapes to attach on the outside of ginger houses.

11. Decorate with clouds, leaves, snowflakes according to the season and press them onto the cookies.

12. Attach accessories after drying slightly with fondant icing sugar in appropriate positions.

7. Christmas Ginger Cookies

Mains: 350g pre-mixed ginger cookie powder, one egg.

Auxiliaries: food coloring as needed, egg wash as needed, honey 85g, 10g of egg white, 60g icing sugar, 5ml lemon juice.

Steps:

1. Mix all ingredients for making ginger cookies in a bowl;

2. Mix thoroughly and evenly;

3. Wrap the mixed dough with plastic film and refrigerate for 1 hour to rest.

4. Roll out the rested dough into a thickness of about 0.5cm, use cookie-shaped molds to cut out designs on the rolled-out dough.

5. Arrange the cut-out cookies on baking paper-lined trays; prepare egg wash by mixing egg liquid and water.

6. Brush the dough with egg wash, let it rest for 20 minutes, then bake at a preheated oven of middle shelf, upper and lower heating mode at 190 degrees for about 12 minutes, cool after baking.

7. Mix the egg white with icing sugar, add lemon juice and whip to form fondant icing sugar, adjust the consistency according to needs.

8. Add food coloring to the fondant icing sugar to create different colored icings as desired.

9. Paint different colored icings on ginger cookies.

Miniature;

11. Decorate with small flowers for decoration; make your own design and enjoy!

Beat the egg whites until frothy;

Gradually add the sugar powder in portions;

Mix well;

Pipe to start drawing;

Draw the first layer first, then add desired colors;

Mix well;

Transfer into a piping bag again;

Wait for the white layer to dry before applying other colors;

4. Ginger Cookie

Ingredients: 200g low-gluten flour, 90g butter, 20g brown sugar, 30g icing sugar, 50g egg liquid.

Flavorings: 1/2 tsp ginger powder, a few drops of vanilla extract.

Steps:

Screen the brown sugar into softened butter at room temperature.

Whip with an electric mixer until no more lumps of sugar are visible.

Gradually add the icing sugar.

Mix evenly.

Add egg liquid in portions.

Mix evenly;Be sure to wait for each portion to fully incorporate before adding the next.

Add a few drops of vanilla extract.

Mix well.

Sift in the mixture of low-gluten flour and ginger powder.

Mix until smooth, then knead into a smooth dough. Wrap in cling film and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.

Chop up some candies into pieces, set aside.

Place the dough on a sheet of cling film and roll out to about 3mm thickness.

Use cookie cutters to press various shapes.

Arrange the cookies on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Use a small piping tip at the center for hanging if needed.

Fill the central hole with candy pieces.

Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for about 10 minutes, then remove and let cool before removing from the tray...)

4. Ginger House Hosts Ginger Cookies

Main ingredients: Butter, flour.

Flavorings: Ground ginger powder, cinnamon powder, brown sugar, honey, a few eggs, icing sugar, candies.Steps: Warm the butter with hot water and mix well.

Add ground ginger powder, cinnamon powder, and brown sugar. Mix together.

Combine with flour and then add in honey. Mix until smooth.

Knead into a smooth dough. Wrap in cling film and chill for about 30 minutes.

Prepare molds to press the shapes out of the dough.

Place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, cut holes in the center using small round piping tips for hanging if needed.

Fill these holes with candy pieces.

Bake at 180°C for about 12 minutes. Cool before removing from the tray.

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5. Flip Sugar Ginger Town

Main ingredients: Ginger cookie mix (350g), egg, honey (85g).

Additional materials: Icing sugar, food coloring, fondant.

Steps:

Prepare the ingredients.

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.Knead into a smooth dough. Wrap with cling film and chill for over an hour. Roll out the dough to an appropriate thickness.

Use molds to cut out shapes.

Arrange on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.

Bake at 150°C for about 5 minutes.

Attach the baked ginger houses using icing sugar glaze.

Color fondant as needed. Press out shapes and attach them to the outside of the ginger house.

Use seasonal decorations like clouds, leaves, or snowflakes on the fondant.

Attach the snowflake-shaped fondant pieces with icing sugar glaze at suitable locations.

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7. Christmas Ginger Cookie

Main ingredients: Ginger cookie mix (350g), egg.

Additional materials: Food coloring, egg wash, honey (85g), 10g of egg whites, 60g icing sugar, lemon juice (5ml).

Steps:

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.

Wrap the dough in cling film and chill for an hour.

Roll out the chilled dough to about 0.5cm thickness on a floured surface.

Use cookie cutters to press various shapes.

Arrange the cookies on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.

Brush egg wash over the cookies, let sit for 20 minutes, then bake in a preheated oven at 190°C for 12 minutes. Allow to cool before removing from the tray.

Mix the egg whites and icing sugar until frothy. Add lemon juice.

Whip into a thick icing glaze. Adjust consistency as needed by adding food coloring to different colors of glaze.

Brush the cookies with various colored glazes. Decorate with small candies for additional details.

Create your desired patterns and enjoy!

Whip the egg whites to form meringue frosting, adjusting the thickness as needed.

Add food coloring to the frosting for different colors based on your preference.

Brush the frosted areas of the gingerbread with differently colored frostings.

Decorate with small sugar flowers as a garnish.

Create your desired designs and patterns.