Gingerbread Olive Oil Cookies
These gingerbread olive oil cookies will soon become a regular in your holiday baking repertoire. And this gingerbread man recipe is made without butter!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 32 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar (packed)
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup + 1 TBS extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350ºF and line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- 2
In a medium-sized bowl whisk together 3 cups flour, spices, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- 3
Using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, mix together brown sugar, molasses, egg, and olive oil until creamy and combined.
- 4
Put mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture, and beat until dough starts to form and clump together.
- 5
Coat flat work surface or cutting board with some all-purpose flour. You can use up to 1/4 cup flour
- 6
Gently knead dough into a round disk.
- 7
Olive oil cookie dough is sticky, so you will need to lightly flour a silicone mat and place it (flour side down) over the dough. You can also use two sheets of parchment paper.
- 8
Carefully roll until out dough until approximately 1-cm thick.
- 9
Using cookie cutters, cut into desired shape. Dip a thin spatular into flour and gently transfer cut cookies at least 1-inch apart onto prepared baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes for shapes approximately 4-inches long, 12 minutes for larger sizes.
- 10
Remember, olive oil cookies do not brown. If you bake for too long, you will have firm, crisp cookies.
- 11
Let sit on baking sheet for 10 minutes after removal from oven, and then using a thin spatula, transfer to a cooling rack.
- 12
Serve as is or ice as desired. Store in airtight container for up to 1 week.