10 Gingerbread Recipes for the Holiday Season

These Gingerbread recipes are perfect for the holiday season! When the holidays arrive, there’s nothing quite like filling your kitchen with the warm, cozy scent of ginger, cinnamon, and spice. Whether you want to make homemade gingerbread cookies, a soft gingerbread cake or cupcakes, or gingerbread treats with a modern twist, we’ve DEFINITELY got the gingerbread recipe you’re looking for!!

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Tips for Making Gingerbread Recipes

Here are all our best tips for baking anything gingerbread for the holidays!

Measure generously. Don’t skimp on the spices! Added cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg make these gingerbread recipes extra special and flavourful!
Use the right Molasses. Molasses gives deep flavour and a dark colour to your baked goods. Dark molasses is used often with traditional cakes and cookies. Light molasses is often used for lighter desserts and cheesecakes.
Chill Dough if making cookies. Chill the dough for at least 30–60 minutes before rolling. This makes it easier to handle and helps gingerbread cookies keep their shape while baking.
Don’t over-bake. Use a toothpick test for cakes and cupcakes to make sure they are done and remove cookies just as the edges set and they will firm up as they cool.
Sweeten with brown sugar. Brown sugar adds moisture and a hint of caramel flavour and it helps keeps the gingerbread soft and chewy.
Decorate and Store Properly. Let cookies cool completely before decorating them. Store in an airtight container at room temperature or in the freezer.

What Kind of Molasses is Best in Gingerbread Recipes?

Light molasses is mildly sweet and less robust, with just a hint of caramel. It will give you lighter cookies with a subtle gingerbread taste.
Dark molasses is richer and more robust than light molasses, with a deeper sweetness. It’s the most common choice for traditional gingerbread as it gives the perfect mix of sweetness and warm gingerbread flavour.
Blackstrap molasses is the darkest and most concentrated molasses. It has a strong, slightly bitter flavour with less sweetness so the cookies will be less sweet with a bold, earthy flavour.

10 Gingerbread Recipes We Know You’ll LOVE!

Gingerbread Cookies

This Gingerbread Cookie recipe is a no-fail classic Christmas cookies recipe made with molasses and a simple royal icing. Follow our tutorial for the best gingerbread cookies – perfect for the holidays!

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No Bake Gingerbread Cheesecake Bites

These Gingerbread Cheesecake Bites are the perfect sweet no-bake holiday treat made with only 4 ingredients!

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Easy No Bake Gingerbread Cheesecake

This Easy No Bake Gingerbread Cheesecake is the perfect holiday cheesecake that's creamy & smooth with a gingerbread cookie crust!

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Gingerbread Cheesecake Bars

These Gingerbread Cheesecake Bars are the perfect holiday dessert that's creamy and full of delicious holiday spice. And they're so easy to make!

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Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

These Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting are the perfect holiday dessert – tender cupcakes with spicy ginger and the creamiest buttercream frosting!

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No Bake Gingerbread Pumpkin Icebox Cake

This No Bake Gingerbread Pumpkin Icebox cake is the best make-ahead holiday dessert recipe for Thanksgiving or Christmas! With 5 ingredients, you can make it in 15 minutes!

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Gingerbread Cookie Cups with Pumpkin Cheesecake Filling

These Gingerbread Cookie Cups with Pumpkin Cheesecake Filling the perfect holiday dessert made with soft gingerbread, pumpkin cheesecake and caramel!

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Slow Cooker Gingerbread Latte (Starbucks Copycat)

This Slow Cooker Gingerbread Latte is the perfect easy to make hot drink for the holidays, and it tastes even better than Starbucks Gingerbread Latte!

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