Hi there, food lover! 👋 Let’s make your home smell like the holidays with these fragramce Christmas cookies!
🎄🍪 Christmas cookies fragramce 🍪🎄
Ingredients:
For the cookies:
- 🧁 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 🧂 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 🧂 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 🌟 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 🌟 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 🌟 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 🌟 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 🧈 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 🍯 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 🍚 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 🥚 1 large egg
- 🍦 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 🍯 2 tablespoons molasses
For decoration (optional):
- 🍥 Powdered sugar for dusting
- 🍫 Royal icing or melted white chocolate
Directions:
- 🔥 Preheat the oven: Set your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- 🥣 Mix dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. Set aside.
- 🧈 Cream the butter and sugar: In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes).
- 🥚 Add wet ingredients: Beat in the egg, vanilla extract, and molasses until well combined.
- 🧁 Combine dry and wet ingredients: Gradually add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients, mixing just until a dough forms.
- 🍪 Shape the cookies: Scoop 1 tablespoon of dough at a time, roll into balls, and place them 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
- ⏲️ Bake: Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the cookies are set and slightly golden at the edges.
- ❄️ Cool and decorate: Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar or drizzle with royal icing or melted white chocolate for a festive touch!
Nutritional Information for Holiday cookies:
⏰ Prep Time | 15 minutes | 🔥 Cooking Time | 12 minutes | ⏳ Total Time | 27 minutes
⚡ 160 calories per serving | 🍽️ Makes about 24 cookies