Soft Gingerbread Cookies with a sprinkle of powdered sugar over the top are the perfect festive treat! These cookies are so soft and chewy and this easy recipe doesn’t require you to chill the dough, so they’re quick and simple to make!
In a bowl cream together butter and sugar with hand mixer. Add molasses and egg yolk and continue mixing. Add flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and nutmeg. Mix.
Prepare your dough area. Sprinkle powdered sugar lightly out onto a clean surface. Sprinkle powdered sugar on rolling pin. Roll the dough out into 1/2 inch thickness. Using a cookie cutter of your choice cut out the cookies Continue until all the dough is gone.
Place on greased baking sheets or silicone baking mats. Bake for 10-12 minutes - shorter if you want a soft chewy cookie, longer if want a crunchy cookie.
Remove from oven and let cool. Sprinkle with powered sugar or decorate with icing.
Notes
This is a no chilling needed recipe but if you roll your dough out and you are finding it too sticky to work with then place it back in the bowl, cover with plastic and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.