Description
Soft, chewy, and perfectly spiced, these Crumbl gingerbread cookies bring cozy bakery magic straight to your kitchen. Thick, frosted, and full of cinnamon warmth — ideal for Christmas gatherings or homemade gifting.
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter (salted or unsalted, room temperature)
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp molasses
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tbsp cornstarch
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp salt
4 oz cream cheese (softened)
3 tbsp butter (for frosting)
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla (for frosting)
Sprinkles (for decoration)
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Cream butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add egg, vanilla, and molasses; mix until smooth.
4. In another bowl, whisk flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt.
5. Add dry ingredients to wet mixture and stir until just combined.
6. Scoop dough into 1/4 cup portions, flatten slightly, and place on baking sheet.
7. Bake for 12 minutes (9 for mini cookies) until edges are set.
8. Cool on baking sheet for 20 minutes before transferring to rack.
9. For frosting, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth.
10. Add powdered sugar and vanilla; beat until light and fluffy.
11. Pipe or spread frosting on cooled cookies.
12. Top with sprinkles if desired.
Notes
Yields 7 large cookies or 14 mini cookies. For mini cookies, bake 9 minutes instead of 12.
Texture is soft, thick, and chewy.
Flavor is warmly spiced with cinnamon, ginger, and cloves, balanced by sweet cream cheese frosting.
Store cookies in an airtight container in the fridge up to 5 days.
Freeze unfrosted cookies up to 2 months with parchment between layers.
Thaw in the fridge overnight or on the counter before frosting.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Category: Christmas Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 367
- Sugar: 37g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 61g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 57mg