Gingerbread Men Recipe Demonstration - Joyofbaking.com

[@joyofbaking]

Yes, you could use golden syrup for the molasses.

[@nam6018]

What can I substitue for molasses and golden syrup😅

[@xolio1993]

@@nam6018 I think you should try to use molasses (black treacle) since it gives such a pure gingerbread flavour. Although, maybe you could try corn syrup or a plain sugar syrup (not like palm syrup) and use brown sugar instead of regular sugar maybe?

[@Rayis4444]

Can we use honey?

[@lilyrosegarden6080]

How about corn syrup with molasses in it?

[@alexisbanfield7228]

Happy new year from the Caribbean

[@r4u3a]

Once again I baked these AWESOME cookies! Thank you sooo much for this amazing recipe. Gingerbread cookies are not so common in Greece yet even adults love them.

[@flaviosmoreira]

Dear Stephanie, Thank you so much for posting recipes and videos with so much attention to details and such clear explanations. I think it is really considerate of you to present measurements also in grams and temperatures in celsius, as this makes it much easier for us who are not familiarized with ounces and farenheit. I wish you and your family all the best for Christmas and New Year and thanks a lot for the "joy of baking"!

[@evelynyong8]

I made some of these cookies with my kids, they really really love it! Thanks Stephanie for the great recipe. Cheers!

[@supergenkilife]

Perfect for the holidays. Came out precisely as you explained. Thank goodness for the kitchen scale. Thanks, Stephanie!

[@dedroses]

I made the dough last night and let it chill overnight. I just baked two batches (dark molasses only in this area), so although they are very dark, they are so delicious. I'm sure my son's kinder class will love them. Thank you for this great recipe!

[@joyofbaking]

I never use pumpkin pie spice so I'm really not sure how much you would use. I've used 3 1/2 teaspoons combined of the ground ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves but I'm not sure whether you want to add that much, especially if you are going to add extra ginger. Sorry I can't be of more help.

[@peggyminor2596]

Thank you Stephanie, your description was right on there right on time. I wrote it down so that I made it hard for myself but thank you. I think I'm goingna like this recipe. I'm gonna try to do it this evening for sure this weekend.

[@thinzarmaw1707]

Dear Stephanie, Actually I"m not a cookie fan. But when I follow your receipe, I"ve fall in love with it. Thank you so much for your receipe. Hope to be success and looking forward your more uploaded receipes. 😍😍😍⛄⛄⛄

[@anjnag6965]

One of the best recipe to follow for gingerbread biscuits. My daughter made these with Valentine’s theme.

[@jinyanliu2339]

Dear Stephanie, I have vote for you! All the 3 awards I chose just you!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love all of your recipes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Pablo-pd2gr]

Coming back to this wonderful recipe every Christmas. Today as well😍😍😍 Thank you Stephanie ❤

[@michellenicholls4218]

I have used this recipe for the last 2 years with great success! The only thing I'm consistently confused about is unsulphered molasses. I'm in Canada, and I've only ever seen Fancy Molasses or Cooking Molasses. I think I always end up buying Fancy molasses. Even when I check online, I can't seem to find a source that tells me the difference between these types of molasses'. In any case, I eat these cookies like they are going out of style. So delicious and really easy to make! Thank you!

[@maryannmirro513]

The best gingerbread recipe around you made everything so simple and clear thank you

[@katarinamauri3538]

Christmas Greetings from Canada. I used as you directed, and it was soooo.... easy to follow. I had to add a little more flour as the dough was little soft (I think is the kind of molasses I used). It turn out perfect; I made 2 batches. I used the same dough for the ginger bread house. Thank you for a wonderful recipe.

[@joyofbaking]

Unsulphured molasses. There is a detailed discussion on the type of molasses used in the headnote portion of the recipe on the site. The link is in the description.

[@pritisiddam29]

I had fun baking them with kids and they came out great! Thank you! I follow many of your recipes and they come out so perfect.

[@deborahbowdidge7303]

Hi,i just made these for the first time today,love them! thankyou for a good tutorial,love from london x

[@sanumize]

You're my favorite cuz u give me the exact recipe with gram .. i hate working with cups .. Thanks ; you're amazing

[@karengardiner1224]

It’s ok Stephanie I just read a comment where you said golden syrup is ok to use, thanks for your show I have learnt so much from you , you are a great teacher

[@xBoredLilKez]

omg thank you for this, I'm from Britain and most cooking recipes only say cups and I only use grams, so thank you for saying the grams:) now about to get baking !

[@jeancarleo]

I made these and forgot to buy molasses so I used equal parts brown sugar and corn syrup plus a splash of spiced rum and they were delicious. Will try to buy molasses next time I make them. Thank you for sharing all these delicious recipes. All of them work in the first try :)

[@Sadurnina]

I just made these cookies and they turned out to be perfect! :) I didn't make gingerbread men though, I used some moulds I have whith different shapes. I baked the big ones (size similar to gingerbread men, maybe a bit smaller) for 12 whole minutes, and the smaller ones (about regular British biscuits size), for 10 minutes, and they are so crispy! (I hate chewy cookies...). They only thing is that I used granulated molasses instead of liquid, and I used the same amount (2 cups, firmly packed).

[@trillamurray7121]

Love "JOY OF BAKING ,,HAVE THE JOY BOOKS FOR OVER 40'S,,SO GLAD I CAN WATCH YOU ON YOU TUBE !!!!

[@murugesusri403]

Hi, my kids and I love this gingerbread cookies. Thank you for sharing. Merry Christmas and Happy new year stay safe🤶🎁

[@rosemarymarie628]

This is wonderful! I enjoy your excellent teaching, thank you so much!

[@magdalenamorales1534]

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[@joyofbaking]

Not sure what you mean by fancy molasses, but you don't have to use unsulphured.

[@sharonhamilton5102]

I've never made gingerbread men prior to this year. I now have 7 grandchildren and wanted to make something special for them. While gingerbread cookies leave many options for decoration, I thought these cookies would be a wonderful "labor of love." There were many pitfalls in decorating, which next time I will be more better prepared for the "challenge." All in all my novice decorating skills did in no way diminished the FABULOUS dough recipe. Exceptional flavor, easy to follow recipe. I followed it exactly and have seriously never had a more delicious gingerbread cookie. Thanks Joy!!!

[@Olivia.Sheree]

That is so sweet!!

[@chervelong6636]

Just made these cookies today, but with honey instead of molasses.. It is so delicious!

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[@AnnaBanana060498]

I just made these! Turned out great! Thanks for sharing!

[@joyofbaking]

The flavor of the cookies will be different, but you could use honey.

[@joyofbaking]

Yes, it is different. Not sure how it would work in these cookies. You could probably use honey for the molasses, although the flavor of the cookies will be different.

[@1519emma]

Found this recipe years ago but still the best!

[@KarinEMAR]

Hi Stephanie, I absolutely love your baking. Not to sweet and always a hit. I want to try this recipe for Christmas but they regular molasses in my country. It doesn’t come with a label or ingredients. Can use that or rather substitute with something else?

[@joyofbaking]

Molasses is unique in taste so I don't know of a substitute. But honey has a similar texture so you could use that, although the taste of the cookies will be different.

[@KarinEMAR]

@@joyofbaking Thank you!

[@Nana-cx3fl]

Wonderful taste I enjoyed making these delicious cakes with my kids it was so easy to make thank you very much

[@alfredstclair192]

As always a real pleasure following you :)

[@sunchaserw1477]

When I compared your recipe of apple pie with some others, it was magnificent! I loved it and it tasted very professional in a way it was like those I had in the restaurants.... Thanks!

[@janetmugo7815]

My 7yr LO says you are a pop star for baking!!

[@TearsOfLys]

Thank you Stephanie, i'm going to make these for Christmas!

[@Nessa916]

Best recipe I've seen 👌

[@mlfung7943]

Thank you for ur advise, Joy of Baking

[@jamarijones329]

Why would you dislike this,this is great.

[@annapomorski5431]

Hi steph today I looked up this recipie as I want to try them out this year. Can you please tell me how long they keep so I can baked them ahead and store. Bdw I was reading some of the other followers and people in europe are asking about molasses. If im not mistaken molasses is called treacle. Anyway I have always used treacle when a recipie calls for molasses.hope Ive been some help to the others

[@ghelilawoldegabril6432]

Hi Joy Great job you explain everything very well thank you . where i live we have no brown sugar what do you think i should do instead?

[@montrealstars60]

You're absolutely the best on KZbin!!! Love how you always give the metric measures. Oh I cannot find Mollases in Italy, is there a substitute for it? Thanks and Merry Christmas

[@joyofbaking]

montrealstars60 You could use golden syrup or probably even honey, as their textures are similar.

[@montrealstars60]

Joy of Baking Thanks Stephanie! I really didn't think of either. Thanks for responding so promptly seeing I would love to make them when my daughter comes for the holidays. Thanks a bunch!

[@MarkBaker1917]

+montrealstars60 I live in Istanbul, and they have a kind of grape or mulberry molasses that is found in many countries in the Mediterranean. I would suggest you look for that. In Turkish it is called pekmez, but I suspect there is something similar in Italy.

[@montrealstars60]

+Mark Baker It's probably what the Italians call "vino cotto". Ok thanks for the tip!

[@Suize2]

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[@joyofbaking]

I've never tried doing that, but it should be okay.

[@mrchocolate4eva]

Thanks for the great recipe....and detailed instructions

[@joyofbaking]

I'm sorry, but I really don't know. I guess it would depend on what size you make.

[@Spazster50]

I made these for thanksgiving. It is the first time I've made gingerbread cookies in which the dough wasn't too sticky to use cookie cutters.

[@sitzzzz]

Hi Stephanie ... love all of ur receipes... n been trying out a few coupla them too... have a quick Q ... Liquid molasses is unavailable in the local market where I live... could i substitute it instead with granulated molasses? If yes, would it be in the same quantity as the liquid ?

[@samanthareader8621]

I made these gingerbread cookies tonight and oh my gosh they are amazing every one loves them thank you

[@LadyGodivaz]

Hi Stephanie!! Thank you very much for this videos! I love ALL your recipes!! I was wondering if I may use fresh ginger... would the flavor be different?

[@lillecuriosity7420]

Dear Stephnaie I love all your recipes :) Can I use soft brown sugar instead? If yes, the same grams? I was wondering if it's more sweet than the normal one. Thanks

[@rchater2]

Can you freeze the dough? If so, how long can it be kept frozen?

[@viviaguilar29]

the best video about gingerbreak in youtube. I made 1000x already and my son (and I) love it.

[@1519emma]

I wrote a comment 6 YEARS AGO!!! and every December I'm back here for this recipe!

[@joyofbaking]

I've never used honey, but I think you should be able to.

[@mjabbasi5687]

wonderful! Thank u joy of baking onmy way tobake

[@joyofbaking]

Sorry, but I am not familiar with granulated molasses.

[@veronicaalmeda8014]

*Stephanie* : "Leave the dough in the fridge a couple of hours or overnight..." *Me* : No-one has time for that... * pops it in the freezer for maybe 20 mins * Lol Anyway, as usual, her recipes never fail. Thank you!!!.

[@sac97311]

Lol

[@jodybellinato3719]

Hi.. I just love that you give grams and ounces..explain everything..cannot wait to bake them for Christmas this year.. I noticed a few have asked about replacing molasses ..is there a difference in taste? Would you not replace it? Thanks so much xxx

[@joyofbaking]

Molasses has a distinct flavor that’s hard to replace. Honey has about the same consistency so it probably could be used, but the flavor of the cookies would be different.

[@PixieStJohn]

Can't wait to try these.

[@carmenrudi2354]

Hi Stephanie, I was wondering if this dough is ok for ginger bread houses ? thanks

[@susanowens6393]

Your cookies look delicious

[@reshmi1001]

Hi Stephanie, thanks for the recipe... I live in India and we dont get molasses that easily so can i use date syrup instead....will it alter the taste drastically....

[@zainab-tx5nw]

I love your videos. One question . Can I use mapple syrup instead of molasses?

[@eugenedahl3239]

It is so delicious !! possibility use sugar brown ???

[@emildachuc3936]

hi mrs...first of all love all your recipes, especialy the (peanut butter bloosom cookies) wanted to ask you will it be the same if i use yellow ginger powder??

[@horantheworld1d69]

Hiya stephanie! will this be enough dough to make a gingerbread house?

[@marymagh]

Thank you Stephanie

[@screamobaby]

Mine are chilling in the fridge as we speak. Going to leave them for about 3-4 hours. So excited, thank you for the video!

[@farwapirbhoy6438]

Aimee Justine Le Roux how were they?

[@enriquefieldzelaya5049]

Is this a soft icing or frosting?, Does it becomes harder time along? Happy and pleased having this recipe and of course your comments. Sorry for any spelling mistakes, english is not my mother language.

[@joyofbaking]

It is a soft icing. It gets a bit of a crust but it doesn't completely harden. You could use a royal icing on the cookies which dries hard.

[@enriquefieldzelaya5049]

Thank you very much for your answer.

[@umgrover]

Hi Stephanie, I am making ginger cookies. As there is no video, I am posting this comment here. Is molasses different from caramelized brown sugar? If I use that instead of molasses, will it have the same flavour?

[@poisonivy8623]

Hi Stephanie. Thnx a ton for being so kind as to share your recipes with us. Im a big, big fan! I live in India, and we do not get molasses here. I managed to get some treacle though n I was wondering if I could substitute that for the molasses. If yes, then how much treacle would I need for this recipe? thank you :-)

[@rejanerbelanger1134]

+poisonivy8623 In India, you could use jaggery.

[@markoaspiras9762]

I made this two years ago and it was a hit! Now I’m getting ready to make them again this year🙌🏼

[@Princess00Buttercup]

Excellent recipe. We've been using it for years. If using salted butter, how much should we cut back on the salt added to the flour? Thanks!

[@joyofbaking]

If using salted butter, I would leave out the salt called for in the recipe.

[@cjj4314]

Hi miss joy! Can i substitute brown sugar instead of molasses?

[@sitzzzz]

Hi Stephanie... quick Q on this receipe...the only kind of molasses available in the place I live in is molasses sugar. Can this be used instead? If yes what would be the measurement?

[@joyofbaking]

Because there is only one egg in this recipe, you should be able to use just one egg of another size.

[@enmabarillas6946]

It look so good end you explained good thanks.

[@vpm7ginnie784]

I see you are using an electric beater. I have an old recipe Says to rub butter to dry ingredients. What do you think?

[@joyofbaking]

You could do it either way.

[@11tobago]

Hi can we freeze left over dough for another day? Or will it keep in the fridge for a few days? Thank you.I have now made the shortbread biscuits and chocolate cupcakes.Both have turned out perfectly ♥️

[@joyofbaking]

Yes, you can refrigerate the dough for a couple of days or it can be frozen.

[@eve010970]

thanks Stephanie!

[@rosemaryfraser5707]

Hi Stephanie, in UK we have golden syrup, treacle and blackstrap molasses. Which is the most appropriate for this recipe, please.

[@Nocturne22]

Hi Stephanie, is there any limit to the size of the cutter you use i.e too big, too small? Or do you just have to use your own judgement when it comes to the size of your cut-out cookies and the 8-12 minute cooking time?

[@mukeshcakehut5582]

Very nice thanks chefy

[@eugenedahl3239]

Hi Joy !!... Is it possible to use the same recipe for the gingerbread Tree ?? :-(

[@markcombrinck-hertz3649]

hi mark vey good

[@Milele_fun]

Hi Stephanie , can we use the same recipe for making a gingerbread house or is there any change ?

[@joyofbaking]

I’ve never tried that, but you should be able to use it to make a gingerbread house.

[@Milele_fun]

Joy of Baking thank you Stephanie !!will try and let you know how it turned out 😊

[@Milele_fun]

Hi Stephanie, the gingerbread house turned out really well .. pic posted on ur fb page. Thanks a lot and a very Merry Christmas to you and family 🎄🎉🎊🎁🎂😊

[@michellerh2672]

What kind of all purpose flower unbleach or bleach btw I love your recipes plz respond

[@joyofbaking]

I always use unbleached flour.

[@angiechaywy]

Can I bake a month before Christmas and leave in fridge. In a humidity country will the buttercream melt during delivery.

[@emmanichols438]

I love ginger bread men but look out the window at 9.20 there is a little cute dog aww!:)

[@GIJCChS]

Hi Joy; Did you roll the dough immediately after taking it out of the fridge?

[@joyofbaking]

Yes, but it would depend on how firm the dough is. If it is too firm to roll, then let it sit on the counter for a few minutes before rolling.

[@philipryan6877]

like the fact you give your receipt in grams as well as cups

[@christinapheckhooncheok4702]

hi Stephanie, may i know for the frosting, do i need to keep in fridge if using later. thanks

[@karengardiner1224]

Hi Stephanie i am making these amazing ginger bread men again this year for Christmas but we do not have molasses in Australia and I cannot remember what I used last year , is golden syrup ok to use ?

[@joyofbaking]

Yes, you could use golden syrup instead of molasses, although the taste will be different.

[@eugenedahl3239]

Hi Joy !... How long do they freeze ? in plastic or glass to freeze? Thank you ! :-)

[@joyofbaking]

You can freeze these cookies for about a month. I normally freeze them either in a plastic freezer bag or an airtight plastic container.

[@xolio1993]

Can I use brown sugar instead?

[@Arunae]

Love this recipe! So deliciously addictive I have to make double batches!