Gingerbread Spice Spritz Cookies
These gingerbread spice cookies were gone the first day! A classic buttery, spritz cookie with gingerbread flavor and spice. They’re totally addicting and once you taste one, you’ll eat 15! These holiday cookies are made with a cookie press, that is super easy to use. It makes the cutest Christmas cookies!
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 3190kcal
Cost: $10
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp molasses
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add in the egg, vanilla extract, and molasses and continue to beat on high.
- Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl.
- With the mixer on low add in the flour, spices, and salt.
- Beat for one minute.
- If you’re making different colors, divide the dough and place it in different bowls.
- Add a few drops of coloring to each bowl and stir with a spoon until combined.
- Next, add the dough into the cookie press and follow the directions listed on the cookie press directions.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and then press the cookies on the lined baking sheet 2″ apart.
- Bake in a 375-degree oven for 6 minutes.
- Let them cool and then devour!
Nutrition
Calories: 3190kcal | Carbohydrates: 337g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 192g | Saturated Fat: 119g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 50g | Trans Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 674mg | Sodium: 1313mg | Potassium: 1211mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 139g | Vitamin A: 5959IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 346mg | Iron: 16mg