Gingerbread Cookie Cups Recipe
These Gingerbread Cookie Cups are the ultimate Christmas cookies. It tastes like the holidays in your mouth.
Serving30
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter, melted
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ cup dark molasses
- 2½ cups flour
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1½ teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ⅓ teaspoon salt
Filling:
- 3 ounces cream cheese
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a mini muffin tin.
- In a bowl combine the butter, brown sugar, egg, and molasses until fully incorporated and there are no lumps.
- Add the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt until fully combined. Roll in to one inch balls and place in the mini muffin tin.
- Create an indent in each cookie by placing your thumb in each one.
- Bake for 9 minutes (they may seem undercooked, but you don't want them burned on the outsides).
- Let cookies cool completely before frosting.
- For the frosting, mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and cinnamon until fully combined.
- place a dollop of frosting on each one and sprinkle with cinnamon or sprinkles.
Notes
- If your dough is still a little sticky, don't fret. You could add a little bit of flour to it. Start with 1/4 cup, then add tablespoons as needed.
Nutrition
Calories: 135 kcal · Carbohydrates: 24 g · Protein: 2 g · Fat: 4 g · Saturated Fat: 2 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 15 mg · Sodium: 145 mg · Potassium: 110 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 16 g · Vitamin A: 119 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 24 mg · Iron: 1 mg