3 Gingerbread Baking Ideas For Christmas

Christmas -  the season of endless cookie baking. Gingerbread is the most popular pastry in Germany during the holiday season. There is a great variety of gingerbread foods available from hard cookies to cake like pastries. As the name suggests they are typically flavored with ginger, cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon. There are so many delicious recipes out there that it is hard to choose. We have selected our top three  recipes from around the web.

1. Gingerbread Cookie Sandwich

This is a delicious gingerbread cookie sandwich by Dr. Oetker. It will generate 25 pieces and is easy to make in approximately 45 min. All you need is this:

Ingredients:

• 350 g Plain Flour
• 1 tsp Dr. Oetker Bicarbonate of Soda
• 10 g Ground Ginger
• 1/2 tsp Mixed Spice
• 100 g Unsalted Butter
• 175 g Light Brown Sugar
• 45 ml Golden Syrup
• 1 Large Egg, beaten

For Decoration:

• 225 g Icing Sugar
• 125 g Unsalted Butter
• 1/2 tsp Dr. Oetker Sicilian Lemon Extract

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2. Paleo Gingerbread Cookies

The holiday season can certainly break the calorie bank as temptation is everywhere. For health conscious individuals it is challenging to find some suitable treats. A guilt free indulgence is guaranteed with these paleo and vegan gingerbread cookies by My Natural Family. It takes approximately 60 min to make and all you need is this:

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3. Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Cupcakes are an all time favourite and good any time of the year. Cooking Classy created a delicious and indeed classy recipe, which generates 12 cupcakes. It is an awesome dessert idea for the holidays. The preparation time is approximately 60 min and all you need is this:

• 1 2/3 cups (234 g) All-purpose Flour
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 2 tsp Ground Ginger
• 1 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp Ground Nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp Ground Cloves
• 1/2 cup (116 g) Light-brown sugar
• 1/4 cup (56 g) Unsalted Butter, softened
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) Vegetable Oil
• 2 Large Eggs
• 1/2 cup (120 ml) Molasses
• 1/2 cup (120 ml) Milk
• Mini Gingerbread Man for decoration (optional)

• 8 oz (225 g) Cream Cheese
• 1/2 cup (114 g) Unsalted Butter
• 3 cups (370 g) Powdered Sugar
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

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