January 14, 2021 MINNA Kitchen
MINNA Kitchen with Cate Collins: Gingerbread Cookies
MINNA’s star baker and gift concierge Cate Collins has treated us with a cookie recipe for our weekend bakers. Filled with all the buttery, warm, and cinnamon spice flavor-filled notes, this recipe shouts winter cozy.
By Sara Berks
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup molasses
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 5 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Step One: Make the Dough
- Combine the sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on a medium - high speed, once your ingredients are fully mixed, lower your electric mixer speed to medium-low, and add in the egg, molasses, vinegar and vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl combine your flour, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, ground cloves, and ground nutmeg.
- Finally combine your dry mixture and molasses mixture together and mix on low speed- be careful not to overmix the dough.
Step Two: Chill the Dough
- Cover your cookie dough and chill in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours or overnight. (if you chill your dough overnight, remove it from the refrigerator 15 minutes prior to use for an easier roll.)
Step Three: Cut Your Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 350°F
- On a lightly floured surface, split the dough into two and roll each half out until they are ¼ inch thick.
- Cut out your cookies into your desired shapes, and place them about 1 inch apart on a lined baking sheet.
Step Four: Bake the Cookies
- Bake your cookies for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown around the edges.
- Once baked, remove your cookies from the oven and carefully transfer them to a drying rack.
Step Five: Decorate the Cookies
- Make your royal icing using 2 cups of powdered sugar and 1 egg white, color your icing using food coloring.