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New Year's Gingerbread Cookies
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New Year's Gingerbread Cookies

60 min4 serv.21 февр. 2026 г.

Description

Perfectly pairs with tea and coffee. What could be tastier than homemade baked goods made with love? This year, instead of ordinary trinkets, treat your family and friends to delicious holiday gingerbread cookies that will bring festive cheer and delight with their flavor. These gingerbreads can be decorated with icing (solid or colorful). Decorating can be a fun activity for children too — a great entertainment for the whole family. Serve with tea or coffee.

Instructions

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    Step 1

    Step 1

    Place all the ingredients for making gingerbread on the table.

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    Step 2

    Step 2

    In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, add sugar, butter, and honey.

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    Step 3

    Step 3

    Melt everything over low heat, stirring with a spatula.

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    Step 4

    Step 4

    In a separate bowl, crack an egg and add baking soda to it.

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    Step 5

    Step 5

    Vigorously mix everything with a whisk.

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    Step 6

    Step 6

    Pour the egg mixture into a saucepan, stir everything, and cook over medium heat, constantly stirring with a spatula, until a caramel color appears.

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    Step 7

    Step 7

    Then add cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. Mix everything together.

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    Step 8

    Step 8

    Add the pre-sifted flour to this spice mixture.

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    Step 9

    Step 9

    Knead a soft, very pleasant dough to work with.

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    Step 10

    Step 10

    Dust the work surface with flour and roll out the dough with a rolling pin into a thin layer (about 3 mm thick). Use a cookie cutter to cut out gingerbread shapes from the dough.

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    Step 11

    Step 11

    Place all the gingerbread preparations onto a baking sheet previously lined with parchment paper. Bake the gingerbread in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 10 minutes.

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    Step 12

    Step 12

    Cool the finished gingerbread on a wire rack.

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    Step 13

    Step 13

    Gather the ingredients for preparing the glaze.

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    Step 14

    Step 14

    Place the chicken egg white into a bowl and sift the powdered sugar over it.

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    Step 15

    Step 15

    Mix everything with a whisk until you get a smooth, bright white mixture. Add lemon juice and mix it in as well. The glaze is ready. If desired, add any food coloring.

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    Step 16

    Cover the gingerbread with icing according to your culinary imagination.