Tasty Chewy Gingerbread Biscuits Recipes

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in egg and molasses. Stir in remaining ingredients except granulated sugar. Cover; refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper or silicone baking mat. In small bowl, place granulated sugar. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in sugar. On cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or just until set and soft in center. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Store tightly covered up to 1 week.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk the melted butter, brown sugar, molasses, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and allspice until smooth.
• Whisk in the egg until combined.
• Fold in the baking powder, baking soda, and half of the flour.
• Add the rest of the flour until dough comes together.
• Wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
• Roll out the dough to ¼-inch (6 mm) thickness. Cut into the desired shape using small knife.
• Take the extra dough and roll out again to ¼-inch (6 mm) thickness. Continue to cut shapes until dough is used. If dough gets too soft, transfer to fridge before rolling out.
• Transfer shapes to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes.
• Carefully transfer the cookies to a baking rack and cool completely.
• Equally divide the powdered sugar in three bowls.
• Add two tablespoons of milk to each and whisk until smooth. If too runny add more powdered sugar, if too thick add more milk.
• Add red food coloring to one bowl and green to the other.
• Transfer icings to three different piping bags with a thin tip.
• Decorate the cookies and allow to set before assembling.
• Fit the cookie pieces into each other to allow the cookies to stand.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, molasses and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Roll into 1-in. balls; roll in remaining sugar. Place 1-1/2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake at 375° for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks. Store in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Beat the butter and brown sugar together until fully mixed.
• Add 1 egg and mix until smooth. Set aside.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and spices into a large bowl.
• Add the butter mixture made earlier and incorporate until a stiff dough is formed.
• Roll out between two pieces of clingfilm until about 3 mm (⅛ inch) thick. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
• Cut out the shapes you would like with a cookie cutter and place on a baking tray lined with paper.
• Use a small cocktail stick to create a small hole in each biscuit for the ribbon.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes until golden brown. Cool on the tray for two minutes, opening up the hole again if closed while baking.
• Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.
• Decorate with chocolate or icing sugar, and use string/ribbon to hang off your tree.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add egg and molasses. Combine the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate until easy to handle, about 4 hours or overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with floured 2-1/2-in. cookie cutters. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake until edges are firm, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Tint some of the frosting red and some green; leave remaining frosting plain. Decorate cookies.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the water and molasses. Gradually stir the sifted ingredients into the molasses mixture. Shape dough into walnut sized balls, and roll them in the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet, and flatten slightly.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Sift the flour, ground ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and allspice together into a mixing bowl; stir.
• Beat sugar and butter with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth and creamy. Beat egg and molasses into creamed butter mixture. Gradually stir flour mixture into butter mixture until just coming together into a batter. Gently fold crystallized ginger through the batter.
• Roll rounded teaspoon-sized amounts of dough into small balls between your hands and place onto ungreased baking sheets about 2 inches apart.
• Bake in preheated oven until the tops are rounded and slightly cracked, about 10 minutes. Cool cookies on baking sheets for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.