The most delicious ginger cookies
Description
You can adjust the amount of sugar, ginger, and cinnamon to taste. If you like, you can decorate the cookies with royal or sugar icing, coat them completely in chocolate, or leave them plain. The bake is ready. Serve to the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
Let’s prepare the ingredients.
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Step 2
Into a bowl, add sugar, honey and butter.
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Step 3
Add the baking soda and heat, stirring continuously, until smooth and uniform.
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Step 4
Beat in the egg and mix everything together.
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Step 5
Next, add ginger and cinnamon.
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Step 6
Then add the flour and lemon zest. Knead the dough. If necessary, add flour in small portions.
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Step 7
Roll out the finished dough to a thickness of 3–4 mm and cut out cookies with cookie cutters.
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Step 8
Transfer the shaped pieces onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 12 minutes.
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Step 9
Leave the baked cookies on the parchment paper and slide them as close together as possible.
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Step 10
We make the glaze. Put the cocoa and sugar into a saucepan. Mix well, then pour in the cream and place the saucepan over the heat.
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Step 11
Cook the glaze over low heat, stirring constantly. Add cacao butter and cook for another 5 minutes or so. The glaze should be smooth and homogeneous.
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Step 12
When the glaze has cooled slightly, transfer it into a piping bag and pipe it onto the baked cookies.
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Step 13
Gingerbread cookies are ready!