White Chocolate Kissed Gingerbread Cookies Recipe 435

WHITE CHOCOLATE KISSED GINGERBREAD COOKIES RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt in large bowl. Set aside. Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add molasses, egg and vanilla; mix well. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until well mixed. Press dough into a thick flat disk. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Preheat oven to 350°F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar to coat. Place 2 inches apart on un-greased baking sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges of cookies just begin to brown. Immediately press a chocolate candy into center of each cookie. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Store cookies in airtight container up to 5 days.

WHITE CHOCOLATE-GINGERBREAD STARS

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat brown sugar, butter, molasses and egg with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. On low speed, beat in flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and cloves. On lightly floured surface, shape dough into a ball; press into a flat disk. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray large cookie sheets with cooking spray. On lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with floured 3- to 4-inch star-shaped cookie cutter. On cookie sheets, place cutouts 2 inches apart. Reroll dough and cut additional cookies.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched in center. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks; cool completely.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave white chocolate uncovered on High 45 seconds to 1 minute or until melted; stir until smooth. Spoon into resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Cut off tiny corner of bag. Twist bag above melted chocolate; squeeze bag to drizzle chocolate over cookies. Immediately sprinkle with sparkling sugar. Let stand 30 minutes or until set.

CHEWY WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIP GINGERBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat together the butter with 1 cup of sugar in a mixing bowl until the mixture is smooth, and stir in beaten egg and molasses. In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt; stir the flour mixture into the molasses mixture by half cupfuls. Stir in the white chocolate chips. Refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Scoop up a generous spoonful of dough, and roll it into a ball. Roll the ball in sugar, place onto an ungreased baking sheet, and flatten slightly. Sprinkle a little sugar onto the cookie, if desired. Repeat for the rest of the cookies.
• Bake the cookies in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Allow to cool on the baking sheet for about 1 minute before removing to finish cooling on racks.

GINGERBREAD KISSES

Steps:

• Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in egg and molasses. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and spices; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, until firm enough to shape, about 4 hours., Preheat oven to 350°. Shape dough into sixty 1-in. balls; roll in sugar. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes., Press a chocolate kiss immediately into the center of each cookie. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

WHITE CHOCOLATE KISSED GINGERBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt in large bowl.
• Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Add molasses and egg; beat well.
• Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until well mixed.
• Chill 4 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges of cookies just begin to brown. Immediately press a chocolate candy into center of each cookie. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

WHITE CHOCOLATE DIPPED GINGERBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk molasses, water and egg in a small bowl; set aside.
• With an electric mixer, mix flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, orange peel, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg and allspice in large mixing bowl.
• Cut in butter using a pastry blender or 2 knives until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Pour molasses mixture over flour; beat with mixer until dough forms.
• Turn out on lightly floured surface. Knead 5 to 7 minutes.
• Transfer dough to bowl; cover. Chill a minimum of 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Roll dough between 2 sheets of waxed paper to 1/8-inch thickness.
• Cut with cookie cutters.
• Place on baking sheets; bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool.
• Melt shortening and white baking chocolate in heavy saucepan over medium heat. Dip half of each cookie in chocolate.
• Place on cooling racks or wax paper to let chocolate harden.

MCCORMICK® WHITE CHOCOLATE KISSED GINGERBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt in large bowl. Set aside. Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add molasses, egg and vanilla; mix well. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until well mixed. Press dough into a thick flat disk. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar to coat. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges of cookies just begin to brown. Immediately press a chocolate candy into center of each cookie. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Store cookies in airtight container up to 5 days.