Description
Chewy ginger cookies with a tangy cream cheese filling, topped with fun faces for a festive touch.
Ingredients
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- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp cloves
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 6 oz cream cheese, softened
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- White icing for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk together the flour, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- Cream the softened butter with granulated and brown sugar until fluffy. Scrape the bowl.
- Beat in the egg, molasses, and vanilla until combined.
- Add the dry ingredients and mix until a dough forms; do not overmix.
- Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and place on the baking sheet, spacing them slightly.
- Bake for 9 to 11 minutes until edges are set but centers remain soft.
- Allow cookies to cool completely.
- Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth, then add powdered sugar and vanilla to form the filling.
- Pipe the filling onto half the cookies and top with the remaining cookies to make sandwiches.
- Pipe smiley faces on top with white icing.
Notes
Make sure to cool the cookies before filling to prevent the cream cheese from melting. You can customize the decoration with various colors using gel food coloring.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: gingerbread, cookie sandwiches, cream cheese filling, holiday baking, festive cookies