Chocolate Gingerbread Man Cookies Recipe is a very popular gingerbread cookies prepared for holidays and occasions. These chocolate gingerbread cookies are perfect edible gifts prepared for Christmas. It's the best recipe for chewy gingerbread men cookies that are soft in the center with crisp edges. Check how to make easy chewy and soft gingerbread man cookies at home.
The family's favorite chewy chocolate gingerbread cookies are prepared for holidays, valentines and Christmas occasions. Pack these soft gingerbread man cookies as gifts to friends and relatives on festive occasions.
Prepare these kids-friendly gingerbread men at home where the kids love decorating the cookies. Decorate these soft gingerbread man cookies with the family members like the kids, there is fun.
Whenever I think of Christmas sweets, the chocolate gingerbread men are the first cookie recipes that come to my mind. Christmas is the only joyful season we are all waiting to celebrate, prepare sweets, and all Christmas cookies.
Don't panic about the ingredients used for these chocolate gingerbread cookies, they are very simple and mostly available in the kitchen. And if not very easily available at the grocery store.
Roll the soft chocolate gingerbread cookies dough. Cut the dough into any shape, form, and size. you like and are satisfied. TRY THIS RECIPE!
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It is The Best Christmas Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
Reasons for this chocolate gingerbread cookies recipe to be the easy and best cookie choice.
- It goes well with coffee, hot cocoa, or tea as an evening dessert
- Sharing gingerbread cookies during Christmas, Thanksgiving or any other occasion is the best.
- It's great fun while preparing the cookies.
- Preparing the gingerbread cookies with chocolate makes them more tasty.
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Tips For Making Gingerbread Man Cookies
These simple cookie tips help you make soft and chewy chocolate gingerbread man cookies
- Chill The Cookie Dough: chill the dough in the fridge before rolling and cutting. It will avoid sticking the dough and make the dough work much easier.
- To Freeze The Dough: prepare the dough and freeze it in advance for nearly 1 month after making it. Thaw the dough overnight before rolling, cutting, and baking the cookies.
- Don't Overmix The dough: Mix the dough till all ingredients in it are well mixed. If the dough gets overmixed, it becomes hard and loses its tenderness.
- After Baking Let The Cookies Cool: Before decorating or transferring the cookies to the container, let them cool completely. It will keep them properly, avoid decoration melting, avoid breaking, and maintain their shape properly.
- Use Parchment Paper: this parchment paper can easily roll the cookies out. It prevents the cookies from sticking and removes them easily after baking.
- Chop The Chocolate Finely: It is better to chop the chocolate finely for it to mix with the batter properly.
How To Decorate Soft Gingerbread Cookies For Christmas
To decorate gingerbread man cookies for Christmas, first let the cookies cool completely after baking. The chocolate gingerbread cookies decorating is the best part. This decoration can be done with family members and kids.
Use royal icing and transfer them to the piping bags. Fill different piping bags for different coloring. Also, use toothpicks to spread the icing all over the cookie. Cut the tips of the piping bags according to the hole size you want for the gingerbread cookies design. Also, the Ziploc bag works well with a small corner tip-off.
Design the cookies the way you want, and add the candies and sprinkles according to your design. Decorating the chewy and soft chocolate gingerbread man cookies, for Christmas and the holiday season is a great enjoyment. Let the icing harden before they are stored in a container or serving.
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Ingredients For Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies
These gingerbread man cookies are prepared with simple ingredients easily available in the market.
- semi-sweet chocolate (finely chopped)
- molasses
- butter (unsalted)
- all-purpose flour
- sugar (granulated)
- baking powder
- ground ginger
- baking soda
- salt
- egg
- milk
- icing and decorations of your choice
How To Make Chocolate Gingerbread Man Cookies
- To make chewy chocolate gingerbread cookies, first combine chocolate squares, molasses, and butter on the top of a double boiler. Heat till the chocolate melts, and keep stirring till the mixture becomes smooth.
- Take a bowl separately, and mix together flour, baking powder, sugar, ginger, baking soda, and salt very well. Then add the chocolate molasses mixture to this bowl and mix well. Whisk the egg and add it to the mixture. Add milk and then mix everything very well. Nicely cover and keep this mixture in the fridge for at least one hour or till it gets firm.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Take a lightly floured surface, and roll the dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Take the gingerbread men cookie cutter and cut the dough into shapes. Place the cutouts on ungreased baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough; chill and reroll the scraps.
- Bake for 8 – 10 minutes or until the edges get firm. Allow the gingerbread cookies to cool slightly on the cookie sheet, then transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. Decorate the cookies with icing and candies of your choice. Store the soft chocolate gingerbread man cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.
It's best, soft, and chewy chocolate gingerbread man cookies prepared at home. These soft Chocolate gingerbread cookies are made for festive occasions like Christmas. Specially served as gifts and at teatimes
Chocolate Gingerbread Men Cookies Served At What Occasions
Chewy and soft chocolate gingerbread cookies also go well with breakfast and evening tea. On special occasions like Christmas, Easter, New Year, and Thanksgiving these cookies are well served for tea, coffee, hot chocolate, and milk. Gingerbread Man Cookies are also sent to neighbors, friends, and relatives on festive occasions.
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F.A.Qs
How To Store Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies
To store gingerbread cookies, first let them cool completely. Then store them in an air-tight container. It is better to place parchment paper between layers of cookies, to avoid sticking. Store the container at room temperature.
These cookies will last and stay fresh for 2 – 3 weeks. For a longer time, you can freeze them.
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Can Chewy Gingerbread Cookies Be Stored in Freezer
These gingerbread cookies can be frozen once they are baked. But before freezing cool them completely and bring them to room temperature. Wrap these chocolate gingerbread man cookies in a plastic wrap and store them in an air-tight container. Store these cookie containers in the freezer for up to 6 months.
Don't stack delicate cookies or any cookies with soft frosting over each other. Store such cookies in a single layer.
How Long Do Gingerbread Cookies Last
Chocolate gingerbread men cookies are good for or can last up to 2 – 3 weeks if stored properly in an airtight container.
These gingerbread cookies can also be stored in the refrigerator for 3 – 4 weeks, stored in an airtight container
And for a much longer time, nicely wrap and seal them. Keep them in the freezer for 6 months You can freeze the gingerbread dough for about 3 months and then use it.
Can I Freeze The Gingerbread Cookies Dough?
YES, you can prepare the cookie dough, store it in an airtight container, and freeze it for nearly 3 months. While making the cookies, thaw the frozen dough in the fridge overnight before rolling, cutting, and baking the cookies.
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Equipments For Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies
- Mixing Bowls – mix ingredients well in these bowls for gingerbread cookies
- Double Boiler – to melt chocolate and mix it with molasses, and butter
- Baking Sheet – bake the cookies on a baking sheet
- Parchment Paper – line up the baking sheet with parchment paper
- Measuring Cups – measure ingredients in the recipe
- Cookie Cutter – tablespoon scoop to remove the cookie dough
- Cooling Rack – cooling rack to cool the cookies completely
Chewy Chocolate Gingerbread Man Cookies Recipe, How To Make Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 ounces 60 grams approx semi-sweet chocolate (finely chopped)
- 3/4 cup molasses
- 1/2 cup butter unsalted
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cups sugar granulated
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg room temperature
- 1/4 cup milk
- icing and decorations of your choice
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Instructions
- For chocolate gingerbread men cookies, take a double boiler and on top add the chocolate squares, molasses, and butter. Heat till the chocolate melts. Stir the mixture till it becomes smooth.
- Take a separate bowl, and mix together flour, baking powder, sugar, ginger, baking soda, and salt very well.
- Then add the molasses mixture to this bowl and mix well.
- Whisk the egg and add it to the bowl and mix well.
- Finally add milk to this bowl and mix everything very well. Cover this mixture and keep it in the fridge for at least an hour or till it gets firm.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- With a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Take the gingerbread man cookie cutter and cut the dough into shapes.
- Keep the cutouts on ungreased baking sheets.
- Repeat the same with the remaining dough; then chill and reroll the scraps.
- Now, bake for 8 - 10 minutes or until the edges get firm. Then allow the gingerbread cookies to cool slightly on the cookie sheet. Transfer the cookies on a wire rack to cool completely.
- Decorate the chewy chocolate gingerbread cookies with icing and candies of your choice.
Notes
- the total number of chocolate gingerbread cookies depends on the size of the cookie cutter
- chocolate gingerbread cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week
Alice
They were perfect and my whole family enjoyed the cookies.
Abigail
Great delicious gingerbread men cookies. They cookies are prepared with simple ingredients
Johnnie
Great cookies
Ezabel
The cookies were too good and our whole family enjoyed for Christmas.
Clara
My kids loved these cookies, they finished in no time.Planning to prepare in double proportion again.
Rosy
Delicious cookies and the best part was to decorate them. Thanks for the recipe, enjoyed making cookies