I love everything about these cookies—their intense ginger flavor, their long slender shape, and their impressive calorie count. If you prefer wafers, you can use cookie cutters as well.
Gingerbread Straws
by: Three Many Cooks
Serves: Makes 56 cookies
Ingredients
- 3 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ cup molasses
- ¼ cup water
- 1 ½ sticks (12 tablespoons) softened butter
- 1 cup light or dark brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- Mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl. In a separate bowl, mix molasses and water.
- Beat butter and brown sugar with a hand mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses mixture, then dry ingredients to form a stiff dough, adding up to ¼ cup extra flour if dough is sticky. Quarter the dough, forming each portion into a disc, wrap in plastic and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour (Can be refrigerated up to 1 week or frozen up to 1 month.)
- Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Working with 1 portion of dough at a time on a heavily floured work surface, roll into a 9- by 7-inch rectangle. Sprinkle dough with 1 tablespoon of sugar, and use the rolling pin to press sugar into dough. Use a pastry wheel (preferably with a fluted edge) to cut dough into approximate 9- by ½-inch sticks. Place sticks about ½-inch apart on a parchment- or silpat-lined cookie sheet.
- Bake until fragrant and crisp, 18 to 22 minutes, rotating each sheet from back to front and switching rack positions after 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack; cool to room temperature. (Can be stored in a tin for 2 weeks.)
Love the idea of straws! Maybe I’ll whip some up for a trip to see our grnadkids this weekend!
I want to make these! The kids in my neighborhood would think these are super cool!
Gingerbread is my absolute favorite cookie and these straws are such a fun twist!
Since you mentioned it, what IS that ‘impressive’ calorie count?
Just 84 calories per cookie, Alanna.
Great holiday cookie/straws 😀
I’ve never seen a “cookie” like this. They sound wonderful.
Pam, these look so great! I’ll take one of your homemade cookies over a store-made cake any day. Happy Birthday, Jerry!
I think I’ll make these instead of my standard gingerbread biscotti when the holidays roll around this year.
Had a craving for these when I first saw them and got around to making them tonight. I used coarse decorating sugar and the last batch I sprinkled with fresh ground black pepper. Yum. A huge hit, and the shape makes you feel like you’re not eating cookies!
These look awesome and I will be trying them. Are they rolled into straws before baking or just left in strips?
These are so rustic – yet fancy without being difficult 🙂
Oh wow! those look delicious and such an easy recipe, too.
New to your blog. Love it!
I am adding these cookies to my list. Thanks for sharing.
Woot! making these cookies, tying with a polka dot bow. Thank you.
Any idea what the carb count is ?