Cookies from a box under the tree, which is forever associated in my mind with the New Year Bashny.Net

To create a festive mood in the house, I bake New Year's gingerbread cookies. The aroma of spices and ginger during baking lures everyone into the kitchen. The husband and children sit at the table and wait for the cookies to be ready!

Quite a lot of cookies come out according to this recipe: the blanks in my oven take as many as 4 baking sheets. Cookies are stored for a long time, but they are made very simply, from available products. Traditionally it is made with molasses, it gives a rich dark color, characteristic taste and aroma. "However, honey and brown cane sugar can make up for this deficiency!" - advises the author of this recipe, Tatiana Shpilko.



New Year's Gingerbread Cookies Today , the Site editorial staff will share instructions for making aromatic gingerbread cookies . It is impossible to come off!

Ingredients for the dough

• 350 g flour
• 180 g soft butter
• 1 tsp ground chicken
• 1 tsp dry ground ginger
• 0.5 tsp nutmeg
• 0.5 tsp soda
• 1 egg
• 120 g cane or white sugar
• 3 tbsp. l. honey
• a pinch of salt

Ingredients for icing sugar

• 80 g icing sugar
• 3-4 tsp milk

Preparation

1. Combine flour with cinnamon, ground ginger, nutmeg, baking soda and salt. Mix well.
   
   
   
   
2. Combine softened butter and sugar in a separate container. It is best to use cane sugar as it gives a caramel flavor and richer color. But if it is not there, then you can change it to regular white sugar. Add egg and honey. Beat with a mixer for 2 minutes until smooth.
   
   
   
   
3. Add dry mixture to liquid mixture. Use a silicone spatula to stir the dough. Gather the dough into a ball and then divide into 2 pieces. The dough should be soft and not sticky to your hands. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Roll out the dough into a thin layer up to half a centimeter. Use the molds to cut the cookies out of the dough. Carefully transfer the cookies to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
   
   
   
   
5. Bake the cookies for 5-7 minutes in an oven preheated to 180 ° C. The cookies are very thin and can burn in no time! Wait for the dough to change its color slightly, and quickly remove the gingerbread from the oven.
   
   
   
   
6. For the glaze, mix the icing sugar with milk. Add milk gradually, over the bed, stirring the mass thoroughly each time. Please note that the glaze should not be runny. Otherwise, it will not keep its shape.
   
   
   
   
7. Put the icing in a piping bag, and then paint the biscuits the way your imagination dictates. That's it, the gingerbread cookie is ready. Bon Appetit!
   
   
   
   
   
   

To learn more about the recipe, watch this video from the culinary channel Tanya Shpilko. On her channel, the beautiful Tatiana shares her proven and favorite recipes for a cozy home-made tea party.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiNUpk8nqvY

Editors' Tip I also suggest you read the instructions for making an English Christmas cake with dried fruit. This aromatic pastry turns out to be even tastier the second or even the third day after cooking!



Children simply adore such gingerbread cookies, and they like not only to eat New Year's gingerbread cookies, but also to paint them with mom and dad. This is already our annual December tradition, so we raise the festive mood.

Moreover, these cookies can be a wonderful gift for family and friends, because they are made with a soul!