Christmas Gingerbread Cookie Bites
Christmas Gingerbread Cookie Bites made with dark brown sugar, molasses, and warm spices for that cozy gingerbread flavor everyone loves. Finished with festive sprinkles, they’re rich, chewy, perfectly spiced, and irresistibly easy to make!
Servings: 100 cookies
Calories: 41kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 TBSP ground ginger
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground cloves
- 4 TBSP shortening
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup molasses
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup holiday nonpareils sprinkles
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves until well blended.
- In a separate large bowl (KitchenAid's great for this) beat the butter, brown sugar, and egg on medium speed until well blended. Add molasses & vanilla extract, continue to mix until well blended.
- Gradually stir in the dry ingredients until blended and smooth.
- Press the dough into an 9X13 pan lined with parchment. (Dough should be flat and even.) Sprinkle dough with a thick layer of holiday sprinkles, using your hand to press sprinkles into the dough, making sure entire surface is covered. Chill for at least 2 hours, or up to 8 hours.
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Prepare two baking sheets by lining with parchment paper.
- Remove dough from the pan and set on a cutting board. Lay a ruler at the top of the square of dough and cut about ½" cubes. You'll be able to cut about 10-11 rows. Turn dough and cut another 10-11 times, resulting in about 100 small cubes.
- Transfer dough to cookie sheets, leaving about 1" space between. I fit 30-36 on each tray.
- Bake one cookie sheet at a time for 7 minutes. Let the cookies sit on the hot tray for another 2 minutes after you take them out of the oven. Transfer cookies to a cooling rack. Serve & enjoy!
Notes
These cookies will keep for up to 1 week if stored in an airtight container, at room temperature.
Freeze in an airtight container for up to 3 months, let them thaw on the counter for a few minutes before enjoying.
Nutrition
Serving: 4g | Calories: 41kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 0.5g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 16mg | Potassium: 38mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 31IU | Vitamin C: 0.002mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 0.3mg