Cutout Gingerbread Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
For Cookies:
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks browned, unsalted)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
- 3 tbsp molasses
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 1/2 tsp ginger
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 3/4 cups flour all purpose
For Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 8 oz cream cheese 1 block
- 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
- 5-6 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup Belfonte Milk
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
Directions
For Cookies:- Pre-heat your oven to 350℉ and line your baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a sauce pan over medium high heat, add your butter and let melt. Once it’s melted, keep it on the heat and let it cook for 5-10 minutes until it foams up and then turns an amber brown color. Transfer into a glass measuring cup and let cool.
- In a large bowl add your cooled browned butter, brown sugar, and 1/3 cup of your sugar and stir until well combined.
- Add your egg, egg yolk, vanilla extract and molasses and whisk until well combined and mixture is light and fluffy.
- Next, add all your spices and dry ingredients including your ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, baking soda, cornstarch, salt, cream of tartar and flour. Fold until just combined.
- Transfer your cookie dough onto a floured surface and roll out until 1/2 inch thick. (If your dough is too sticky, you can chill it for 30 minutes in the fridge before rolling out.)
- Using your cookie cutters cutout your shapes and carefully transfer your cookies to your baking sheets.
- Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes until it starts to set and turn golden.
- Remove from oven and let cool.
- Whip together your butter and cream cheese until well combined and fluffy.
- Add your Belfonte Milk, vanilla bean paste, cinnamon, and powdered sugar and whip until it comes together.
- Decorate your cookies with your frosting using a spatula or piping bag fitted with a tip. Use chocolate chips, sprinkles and red hots to decorate and whatever else you’d like to use. You can also enjoy these cookies with no icing or toppings as well.
- Share and enjoy!!