Honey-Spiced Gingerbread with Glaze
Tender, soft gingerbread cookies spiced with honey, cinnamon, and ginger, topped with a simple white glaze. Perfect for holiday tables and keeps well for several days.
- Time
- 1 h 40 min
- Serving
- 436 kcal
- Ingredients
- ≈ $0.17
- Protein
- 6 g
Ingredients
- 1 Wheat flour 45 g
- 2 Honey 16 g
- 3 Butterpack 180 g ≈ $1.58 12 g
- 4 Sugar 12 g
- 5 Eggspack 10 pcs ≈ $1.93 0.2 pcs
- 6 Ground ginger 1 g
- 7 Cinnamon 1 g
- 8 Cloves 1 g
- 9 Baking soda 1 g
- 10 Powdered sugar 18 g
- 11 Lemon≈ $4.70 per kg 5 g
- 12 Salt 1 g
Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.
Method
Gently melt the honey, butter3, and sugar over low heat, stirring until smooth, then cool for 5 minutes.
Add the egg, salt, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and baking soda, then fold in the flour to form a soft dough.
Wrap the dough and chill for 20 minutes to firm up for rolling.
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Roll the dough to ¼-inch (6–7 mm) thickness and cut into gingerbread shapes.
Bake for 10 minutes at 350°F (180°C) until the edges are lightly golden, then cool completely for about 20 minutes.
Mix powdered sugar with lemon11 juice until smooth and thick enough to drizzle.
Drizzle the glaze over the cooled gingerbread and let sit for 20–30 minutes until the surface sets.
Tips
- Why it works
- Let the honey, butter and sugar mixture cool for 5 minutes so the egg doesn't cook when you add it. The white will curdle from the high heat.
- Substitutions
- Replace the honey with 16 g of sugar syrup (1:1 with water) if you have no honey. Use vinegar (1 tsp) instead of lemon juice, but the glaze will be less bright.
- Common mistakes
- The dough will crack when baking if it's too dry or rolled too thin. The edges will be dry and the middle underbaked.
- Storing and reheating
- Keep in an airtight container for 5 days. Warm for 10 seconds in the microwave so the glaze doesn't crack.
- Serve with
- Serve with tea or cocoa at the New Year table, when you want something sweet but not heavy.
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