Gingerbread Cookie Recipes

Perhaps the most amazing thing about Ugly Sweater Cookies is how cute they are. Try these classic gingerbreads on for...

'Tis the season for mailing out Christmas cards and gift packages stuffed with homemade cookies. Why not save time and...

I’ve spent a few years perfecting this recipe to get the cookie soft and full of flavor and to balance...

Add a little snow hat (complete with a pompom) to a classic gingerbread shape to create adorable gingerbread Santas. —Christy...

When it’s time to start the cookie-baking season, this recipe always kicks off the festivities. My mother-in-law first shared it...

Making Swedish pepparkakor—or gingerbread cookies—is a holiday tradition in our family. I entered these at the Iowa State Fair and...

One of my favorite desserts in England was a cake featuring chocolate and ginger. When I came home, I tried...

Fun and festive, these cookie sandwich trees will be a huge hit with kids of all ages. They're a super-cute...

Turn your cookie platter into a winter wonderland. One classic gingerbread boy cookie cutter can make a big batch of...

After stumbling across a community recipe for gingerbread biscotti, I made several batches and tweaked it to our tastes. These...

My mother Esther created this recipe, and I've been making the cookies in her honor every Christmas since then. People...

Baking is the tastiest part of LaJunta Malone's hobby of collecting gingerbread boys. "I decorate gingerbread cookies to use for...

I transformed store-bought cookie mix into mini tarts similar to gingerbread brownies. For garnish, try chopped crystalized ginger or a...

Here’s a recipe that combines two holiday classics—gingerbread and fruitcake—into one yummy favorite. I spread on a simple glaze made...

Every time I make these wonderful cookies, the spicy aroma takes me back to my childhood. I helped Mom make...

In Holland, it’s tradition to mold this Dutch speculaas dough into the shape of St. Nicholas and serve the cookies...

Our two boys linger around the kitchen when these homemade gingerbread cookies are baking. I make this gingerbread cookie recipe...

Every Christmas, my family would visit a display of the most amazing gingerbread houses. Of course, we’d get to munch...

These cookies have been a Christmas tradition in my family since I was a little girl. The big bears are...

I get so busy during the Christmas season that cutout cookies are a hassle. But I love gingerbread and spritz...