New Year and Christmas are special family holidays. Family and friends gather around the table and exchange gifts. Every hostess wants to surprise her guests with unusual, delicious, and beautiful dishes. Gingerbread cookies are an excellent holiday baking option. They can be served with tea, coffee, or cocoa, or used to decorate the Christmas tree or as a unique gift.

Today we'll show you how to make and decorate gingerbread cookies for a delicious and beautiful New Year's treat.

Recipe with step-by-step photos

Gingerbread cookies for the Christmas tree

These cookies are delicious and aromatic. They'll make a wonderful decoration for your New Year's table, delighting both children and adults. If you poke holes in the top and insert ribbons, you can use them to decorate your Christmas tree or give them as gifts. I offer a simple recipe for making gingerbread cookies and decorating them with meringue icing.
Nutritional value per serving
120 kcal
  • Proteins: 0 g
  • Fats: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 100 g
*Nutritional value is calculated per 100g of ingredients
  • Total time:
  • Complexity:
    A simple recipe.
  • Number of servings: 95

Ingredients

Servings
For the test:
  • Butter
    300 G
  • Egg yolk
    2 pcs
  • Sugar
    250 G
  • Honey
    300 G
  • Wheat flour
    900 G
  • Orange
    1 pcs
  • Soda
    15 G
  • Cinnamon
    3 tsp
  • Ginger powder
    2 tsp
  • Cardamom
    1 tsp
  • Carnation
    0.5 tsp
For the glaze:
  • Egg white
    2 pcs
  • Powdered sugar
    400 G
  • Lemon juice
    1 tsp
  • Vanillin
    1 pinch

Preparation

Step 1

Place butter, sugar and honey in a deep saucepan.

Step 2

Add all the spices used in the recipe.

Step 3

Grate the orange zest on a fine grater.

Step 4

Squeeze the juice from half an orange and add it to the pan.

Step 5

Place the saucepan over medium heat. Heat, stirring constantly, until smooth.

Step 6

When the mixture boils, add soda.

Step 7

The soda should be quenched with honey.

Step 8

Whisk vigorously for 3-4 minutes. The mixture will rise considerably. To prevent the mixture from boiling over, remove it from the heat periodically.

Step 9

Beat the yolks well with a whisk in a separate container.

Step 10

Pour the yolks in a thin stream into the main mixture, which has cooled to 70 degrees Celsius. Mix vigorously with a whisk.

Step 11

Add flour to the still hot mixture. Mix well.

Step 12

You should get a homogeneous, soft, elastic dough that may stick to your hands a little.

Step 13

Wrap the dough in cling film or a plastic bag and refrigerate for at least 5 hours, preferably overnight.

Step 14

Divide the dough into three parts. Roll out one part directly on baking paper to a thickness of 5 mm.

Step 15

Using cookie cutters, form the cookies and bake in the oven for 5-7 minutes at 180 degrees.

Step 16

Let's start preparing the glaze. Beat the egg whites with a whisk.

Step 17

Add powdered sugar. Mix well.

Step 18

When the glaze reaches the desired consistency, add a little lemon juice.

Step 19

The finished glaze can be colored any color using food coloring.

Step 20

Transfer the icing into a pastry bag and cut off the tip.

Step 21

Let's start drawing on the cookies.

Step 22
Gingerbread cookies for New Year's - photo

Beautiful holiday cookies are ready!

Christmas gingerbread cookies made from soft dough

Soft gingerbread cookies are a great base for expressing creativity and creating a festive atmosphere. Bake the base using a simple and easy recipe, and decorate the top with meringue glaze.

To make the cookies more festive and original, use colored icing, pre-tinting it in the desired colors.

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1

Prepare the gingerbread cookies. Use a pencil to draw small marks on them to help with decorating.

Recipe - Christmas Gingerbread Cookies with Soft Dough - Step 1

Step 2

Prepare a medium consistency protein glaze.

Recipe - Christmas Gingerbread Cookies with Soft Dough - Step 2

Step 3

Start drawing. Outline each shape.

Step 4

Using the same or more liquid glaze, fill the figure completely.

Step 5

Let's finish drawing the details.

Step 6

Adding the finishing touches. Our festive Christmas cookies are ready!

New Year's Gingerbread Cinnamon Cookie Recipe

Gingerbread cookies with cinnamon are more flavorful and piquant. If you love the taste and aroma of this spice, be sure to try making these cinnamon-flavored Christmas cookies. You can decorate the finished treat any way you like. Try the variations below.

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1

Prepare the icing. Color it as desired using food coloring.

Recipe - New Year's Gingerbread Cinnamon Cookie Recipe - Step 1

Step 2

Place the icing into a pastry bag, snip off a small corner.

Recipe - New Year's Gingerbread Cinnamon Cookie Recipe - Step 2

Step 3

Once the cookies have cooled to room temperature, begin decorating them with icing. First, outline the icing and set it aside until it hardens completely.

Step 4

If you don't plan to fill the cookie background, decorate and embellish its surface using various patterns and confectionery beads.

Step 5

Fill the background with a thinner icing. Use a toothpick to distribute the icing evenly.

Step 6

Once the background icing has dried a little, you can continue decorating the cookies using the outline icing.

Step 7

Leave the finished cookies for 2 hours to allow the glaze to dry completely.

Recipe - New Year's Gingerbread Cinnamon Cookie Recipe - Step 7

Gingerbread cookies in the shape of pine cones for New Year

These pine cone-shaped gingerbread cookies will be a true highlight of your New Year's table. If you want to surprise your guests and delight your children with a beautiful and delicious treat, be sure to try this cookie recipe and this method for shaping the cookies. These pine cones are quite easy to make, and the results will impress even the most experienced cooks.

Ingredients

  • Flour - 300 g
  • Sugar - 90 g
  • Butter - 100 g
  • Honey - 100 g
  • Egg - 1 pc.
  • Soda - 1 tsp.
  • Salt - a pinch
  • Spice mix (cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cardamom) - 2 tsp.
  • Powdered sugar - 150 g
  • Coconut flakes - 50 g

Cooking time: 30-40 minutes

Servings: 1

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1

Place butter, honey, sugar, and spice mixture in a deep saucepan and set over medium heat.

Recipe - Gingerbread Pine Cookies for New Year's - Step 1

Step 2

Heat until a liquid homogeneous mass is obtained.

Recipe - Gingerbread Pine Cookies for New Year's - Step 2

Step 3

Pour the hot mixture into a deep container, add baking soda, and stir.

Recipe - Gingerbread Pine Cookies for New Year's - Step 3

Step 4

Add the egg and mix well again.

Recipe - Gingerbread Pine Cookies for New Year's - Step 4

Step 5

Add the sifted flour and whisk well. Wrap the finished dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour.

Step 6

Let's start forming the cones. Tear off a small piece of dough, roll it into a ball, and stretch it out a little.

Recipe - Gingerbread Pine Cookies for New Year's - Step 6

Step 7

Using a knife, make shallow cuts. First in one direction, then in the other.

Step 8

Place the finished cones on a baking sheet and bake in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes. Let the cookies cool slightly.

Recipe - Gingerbread Pine Cookies for New Year's - Step 8

Step 9

Prepare the glaze by mixing powdered sugar, water, and lemon juice. Apply the glaze to the cooled cookies using a pastry brush, spreading it thoroughly.

Step 10

Using coconut flakes, form a white cap on top of the pine cone. You can substitute sprinkles or other decorations for the coconut flakes.

20 Ideas for Decorating Gingerbread Cookies as a New Year's Gift

Want to give your friends and family a handmade gift? Decorating your own gingerbread cookies is a great option. To ensure your gift is a hit, use your imagination and a little patience. Decorate the baked goods and give them a presentable look.

Here are some interesting ideas for your inspiration:

  1. Make classic white icing and pipe the outline of each cookie.
  2. Use food coloring to color the icing in different colors and draw random patterns on the cookies.
  3. Use a combination of thick and thin glazes to create the outline and fill it.
  4. Additionally, decorate the cookies with pastry beads.
  5. Decorate with sprinkles.
  6. Don't be afraid to combine several types of glaze of different thicknesses and colors.
  7. Using coconut flakes in white and other colors will give the cookies an extra touch of elegance.
  8. Use icing to draw funny faces on the cookies.
  9. When baking gingerbread cookies, poke small holes in them. Tie them with twine or colorful ribbon—this will not only decorate the cookies but also make them easy to hang on the Christmas tree.
  10. Decorate the cookies with melted chocolate.
  11. Draw the symbol of the year on the cookies.
  12. Turn your Christmas tree-shaped baked goods into real New Year's beauties—draw snow, balls, and garlands.
  13. Make a design using caramel.
  14. Simply sprinkle the finished baked goods with powdered sugar.
  15. Simply group a few cookies together and tie them with some festive ribbon.
  16. Decorate gingerbread cookies with pre-printed designs on sugar or wafer paper.
  17. Add dried fruits to your finished baked goods.
  18. Use bright or muted colors and shades of icing to decorate cookies.
  19. Cookies in the shape of some figures and simply round cookies with entire pictures depicted on them look interesting.
  20. Sprinkle gingerbread cookies with colorful m&m's candies.

Video recipe: Gingerbread cookies with icing for New Year's

Gingerbread cookies decorated with icing can be a true New Year's miracle. These baked goods are not only delicious and aromatic, but also beautiful. Homemakers can experiment with cookie shapes, using various cookie cutters or creating their own stencils. Decorating can be done with regular meringue icing or special confectionery decorating tools. Depending on the consistency of the icing, you can outline the outlines and even fill the background of the cookies.

Want to learn how to make beautiful gingerbread cookies that make a wonderful gift, Christmas tree decoration, or holiday table decoration? Then watch this video recipe.