The Ultimate Gingerbread Baking Guide
Make gingerbread the highlight of your Christmas celebration with these amazing tips, recipes and how-tos.
Cream Cheese Frosted Gingerbread Men
Every Christmas, my family would visit a display of the most amazing gingerbread houses. Of course, we’d get to munch...
Gingerbread Cookie Cutouts
Add a little snow hat (complete with a pompom) to a classic gingerbread shape to create adorable gingerbread Santas. —Christy...
Frosted Gingerbread Nut Cookies
I received the recipe for these soft ginger cookies from a dear friend who has since passed away. A comforting...
Gingerbread Snowflakes
Cutting my favorite gingerbread cookie dough into snowflake shapes and decorating them with white icing was ideal for my theme...
Swedish Gingerbread Cookies
Making Swedish pepparkakor—or gingerbread cookies—is a holiday tradition in our family. I entered these at the Iowa State Fair and...
Citrus Gingerbread Cookies
Orange and lemon zest give gingerbread cutouts a refreshing twist. Brushing a honey glaze over the top adds a subtle...
Gingerbread Country Church
This gingerbread house is a fun and tasty Christmas craft the whole family will enjoy putting together! —Taste of Home...
Gingerbread Barn
We came up with the plans for this Christmas gingerbread barn—then stocked it with farmyard friends. The country-as-can-be project will...
Gingerbread Cookies with Buttercream Icing
When it’s time to start the cookie-baking season, this recipe always kicks off the festivities. My mother-in-law first shared it...
Gluten-Free Gingerbread Cookies
Every bit as delicious as the traditional recipe, these gluten-free gingerbread cookies are easy to make and offer endless possibilities...
Gingerbread Amaretti Cookies
The classic Italian cookie gets a new gingerbread twist! Don’t overbake—they should be slightly chewy. —Tina Zaccardi, Eastchester, New York
Frozen Snowflake Gingerbread Cookies
These snowflake cookies will melt in your mouth as soon as they hit your tongue. Experiment with your favorite colors...
Orange Gingerbread Tassies
I make big Christmas cookie plates every year, and it’s fun to have something with a different shape to include....
Crystallized Gingerbread Chocolate Chip Cookies
This recipe is the best of twp worlds—gingerbread and chocolate chip cookies. Since they're combined, you don't have to choose...
Ugly Sweater Cookies
Perhaps the most amazing thing about Ugly Sweater Cookies is how cute they are. Try these classic gingerbreads on for...
Gingerbread Christmas Cards
'Tis the season for mailing out Christmas cards and gift packages stuffed with homemade cookies. Why not save time and...
Ginger S’mores
I’ve spent a few years perfecting this recipe to get the cookie soft and full of flavor and to balance...