Mini Gingerbread Alphabet Cookies

Alphabet cookies are charming on their own, but made out of gingerbread they’re extra special! Try this perfect gingerbread recipe and make a festive alphabet this holiday season.

What’s up cookie lovers?! Raise your hand if you remember our Elf Quote Cookies from a couple years back. Every year around this time, that post goes viral again!

I had an itch to add to our library of cookie recipes, so I spent some time in the kitchen and came up with these cuties to make all of your cookie dreams come true. Today we’ve got these mini gingerbread alphabet cookies.

They remind me of some of my favorite Trader Joe’s cookies, but tinier and way more colorful! And the recipe for this dough is perfect for cookie decorating, because the gingerbread doesn’t spread or balloon out as it bakes. Perfect shape, every time!

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Be sure to pin the ones that sound good so that you can easily find them again.

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Christmas Spritz Cookie Recipe (Perfect for Making with Kids!) These are so classic you’ll probably have memories of eating them as a kiddo around the holidays.

Persimmon Cookies with Chocolate Chips Rich, cakey, and full of holiday flavors, I love making a batch of these family recipe cookies every year.

Ingredients for Mini Gingerbread Alphabet Cookies

Ingredients

DOUGH:

• 3 c flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 Tbsp ground ginger
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 6 Tbsp unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 3/4 c light brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 c unsulphured molasses
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp milk

ICING

• 1 c powdered sugar
• 1 egg white

How to Make Mini Gingerbread Cookies

1. Preheat oven to 350. Thoroughly mix flour, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves in a bowl and set aside.
2. Cream butter and brown sugar just until combined. Add in egg, molasses, and vanilla until thoroughly incorporated.
3. Add dry mixture little by little until dry and wet mixture is combined. Mix thoroughly until your dough forms. It will be somewhat crumbly, but you should be able to grab a handful and form it into a ball that will hold. If it needs a bit more moisture, add 1 tsp milk.
4. Lightly flour a silpat mat (or some parchment paper) and your rolling pin, and roll out the gingerbread dough to about 1/4″ thick. Cut out letters with these tiny alphabet cookie cutters. If you want something larger, these are a good option.
5. Bake at 350 for 8 minutes. While baking, mix your icing. Whisk together sugar and egg white until thoroughly combined. Add color if desired; we used these neon food colors.
6. Ice your cookies! We used pastry bags and icing tips. But you can just as easily use a simple applicator like a popsicle stick by dipping it in the icing and applying it to the cookies. You could even place the icing in a zip-loc baggie, cut a tiny tip off the corner, and pipe it on that way.

I have to say, I had so much fun making these!

They’re just as fun to eat as they are to make. Spell out some fun holiday sayings before you gobble them up! xoxo

Cookies From Around the Web

We happen to have a few friends who are very talented bakers with amazing cookie recipes too! Check out some of what they’ve been baking, below.

Latte Joy Espresso Cookies from Julie Blanner
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Classic Frosted Cutout Sugar Cookies from Freutcake
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Christmas Sprinkle Cookie Cups from Inspired by Charm
Iced Vanilla Bean Sugar Cookies from Pizzazzerie
Chocolate Linzer Cookies from The Effortless Chic
Mac Hack: Decorating Store-Bought Macarons for the Holidays from Proper

Mini Gingerbread Alphabet Cookies

Yield: 100 mini cookies

Alphabet cookies are charming on their own, but made out of gingerbread they're extra special! Try this perfect gingerbread recipe and make a festive alphabet this holiday season.

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Ingredients

• 3 c flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 Tbsp ground ginger
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 6 Tbsp unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 3/4 c light brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 c unsulphured molasses
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp milk
• 1 c powdered sugar
• 1 egg white

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350. Thoroughly mix flour, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves in a bowl and set aside.
2. Cream butter and brown sugar just until combined. Add in egg, molasses, and vanilla until thoroughly incorporated.
3. Add dry mixture little by little until dry and wet mixture is combined. Mix thoroughly until your dough forms. It will be somewhat crumbly, but you should be able to grab a handful and form it into a ball that will hold. If it needs a bit more moisture, add 1 tsp milk.
4. Lightly flour a silpat mat (or some parchment paper) and your rolling pin, and roll out the gingerbread dough to about 1/4" thick. Cut out letters with these tiny alphabet cookie cutters. If you want something larger, these are a good option.
5. Bake at 350 for 8 minutes. While baking, mix your icing. Whisk together sugar and egg white until thoroughly combined. Add color if desired; we used these neon food colors.
6. Ice your cookies! We used pastry bags and icing tips. But you can just as easily use a simple applicator like a popsicle stick by dipping it in the icing and applying it to the cookies. You could even place the icing in a zip-loc baggie, cut a tiny tip off the corner, and pipe it on that way.

Notes

Not for nothing, but we've got an amazing archive full of fantastic cookie recipes! I took a moment to share a few of my faves below.

Be sure to pin the ones that sound good so that you can easily find them again.

Chai Spice Sugar Cookies with Vanilla Bean Drizzle These pillowy, chewy cookies might just be my favorite for fall and winter.

Christmas Spritz Cookie Recipe (Perfect for Making with Kids!) These are so classic you'll probably have memories of eating them as a kiddo around the holidays.

gPersimmon Cookies with Chocolate Chips Rich, cakey, and full of holiday flavors, I love making a batch of these family recipe cookies every year.

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