Honey Gingerbread Cookies
If you've got all-purpose flour, honey and butter, you're most of the way to this vegetarian: about 70 minutes of cooking across 8 steps. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 8 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and saucepan. At medium difficulty across 8 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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How to make it
- Warm the honey and butter together in a small saucepan over low heat just until the butter melts, then remove from the heat and let cool until lukewarm.
- In a large bowl whisk together the flour, powdered sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, baking soda and salt.
- Stir the cooled honey mixture and the whole egg into the dry ingredients, mixing to a firm, slightly sticky dough.
- Wrap the dough and chill it in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, or overnight, so the spices develop and the dough firms up.
- Preheat the oven to 180 C and line two baking sheets with parchment. Roll the dough out on a floured surface to about 5 mm thick and cut into shapes.
- Arrange the cookies on the sheets, leaving space between them, and lightly brush the tops with beaten egg white for shine.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until the edges are firm and just beginning to colour; the cookies will still be soft but will harden as they cool.
- Cool on the sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack; store in an airtight tin where they will soften over a day or two.
You'll use: Oven · Saucepan · Pan · Whisk · Baking sheet
Ingredient substitutions
- Honey
- maple syrup · agave
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
- Eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking) · 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg
Tips & common questions
How long does Honey Gingerbread Cookies take to make?
About 70 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 8 steps and 11 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of honey?
Try maple syrup. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Honey Gingerbread Cookies vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Honey Gingerbread Cookies is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Traditional Finnish Gingerbread, "Lukkarin Liisan piparkakut" or Finnish Almond Honey Gingerbread (6231293828).jpg by Turku Gingerbread from Finland, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top — how we source recipes.