Gingerbread Cookie Recipes

Orange and lemon zest give gingerbread cutouts a refreshing twist. Brushing a honey glaze over the top adds a subtle...

This gingerbread house is a fun and tasty Christmas craft the whole family will enjoy putting together! —Taste of Home...

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

I make a big batch of these gingerbread cookies every Christmas to give to co-workers and family. For a festive...

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

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

We show just one way to decorate this cute little gingerbread house. Prepare several batches of dough (one batch at...

The A-frame design on this pretty country chalet is easy enough for even first-timers to make. So gather the kids...

Mom always used the same round-headed cookie cutter to make her "boys." They always came out of the oven soft...

Cutting my favorite gingerbread cookie dough into snowflake shapes and decorating them with white icing was ideal for my theme...

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

No holiday treat platter would be complete without gingerbread men cookies! This is a tried-and-true recipe I'm happy to share...

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

I love to see the end of a project, like this Christmas cottage—but my favorite part is the process. It's...

These soft, chewy cookies are favorites of my grandchildren. They love helping me decorate them. —Joan Truax, Pittsboro, Indiana

My grandsons started cooking by helping their grandpa mix up waffle and pancake batter. They also liked to make these...

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

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

We adapted this pretty gingerbread house from Ellen Wages in Vancleave, Mississippi…and came up with this petite version. Unlike Ellen's...

We came up with the plans for this Christmas gingerbread barn—then stocked it with farmyard friends. The country-as-can-be project will...

It's so much fun to decorate cookies with children's help. We created gingery moose-shaped cookies to go with a book...

Here's a set of tasty house plans! You're sure to have a delectable gingerbread house using my recipe and building...

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