From Book 2 · The Winter Kitchen
Honey Gingerbread Cookies
A real, kid-friendly recipe from the picture book Tiny Forest Cooking School: The Winter Kitchen. Steps marked with a grown-up need an adult — oven, stove or knife.
- Time
- 1 hr 15 min (incl. 30 min chilling)
- Makes
- 25–30 cookies
- Heat
- 350°F (180°C)
- Difficulty
You will need
Dough
- honey — ⅓ cup (100 g)
- butter — 5 tbsp (70 g)
- sugar — ¼ cup (50 g)
- egg — 1
- all-purpose flour — 2½ cups (300 g)
- baking soda — ½ tsp
- ground ginger — 1 tsp
- cinnamon — 1 tsp
Icing
- powdered sugar — 1¼ cups (150 g)
- lemon juice — 1–2 tbsp
Allergens: wheat, eggs, milk
How to make it
- with a grown-up Melt the honey, butter, and sugar in a small pot over low heat. Let it cool until just warm.
- Beat in the egg. Mix the flour, baking soda, ginger, and cinnamon and stir them into the honey mixture.
- Knead a soft dough, wrap it, and chill for 30 minutes while a grown-up preheats the oven to 350°F (180°C).
- Roll the dough ¼ inch (6 mm) thick and cut out little houses, trees, and stars.
- with a grown-up Bake on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper for 8–10 minutes, until the edges are golden.
- Stir the powdered sugar with lemon juice into a thick icing and draw windows and snow on the cooled cookies.
