recipe reviews for:

Gingerbread Boys And Girls

“These cookies are formed by cookie cutters. By using a toothpick to make a hole in the top of the cookie, you can hang them on the tree. You can also make paint out of egg yolks, and food coloring to make them more colorful--use as much food coloring as needed to create desired hue. My girls and I would spend hours making these cookies each Christmas so we could hang them on the tree.”

SORT REVIEWS BY:
DATE
RATING
MOST HELPFUL

Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2009

Doubled the ginger and used one and a half times the other spices. I had never eaten gingerbread before but they were so good. I outlined with a little royal icing and added mini m&m eyes and buttons. I had friends tell me they had never had such soft and wonderful gingerbread before. They were the perfect snack for our trip to cut our Christmas tree. This will become a new Christmas tradition in our house. Thank you for the recipe.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
1 user found this review helpful

Reviewer:

Lisa Raye

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2009

This is the first Christmas I made gingerbread anything. My husband and friends are from up north and they absolutely love gingerbread cookies. Our friends automatically asked me for the recipe and I ended up making 3 batches for Christmas. I thought the flour measurement was off, but it turned out just right. I used sugar cookie icing for the gingerbread. Thank you for submitting this recipe.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
0 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

laura978

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2007

Delicious. Easy to mix up and the dough handles beautifully with a dusting of flour on the table and the rolling pin. Cookies are light, chewy, and not too sweet, frosting complements nicely. No eggs means that you can make this recipe with young children and not worry if they taste the dough. I made first with blackstrap molasses, which overpowered the flavor some, and I liked the flavor better on the second batch when I used 50/50 blackstrap and maple syrup.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
1 user found this review helpful

Reviewer:

Kate

Cooking Level: Intermediate

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2007

This recipe was awful; to quote my dh they tasted like dog biscuits. There was absolutely no spice flavor that came through, and yes I used good quality and fresh spices. On the plus side I chilled the dough for quite awhile and had no problems with the dough, I did find that it rolled out better using a small amount of flour vs powdered sugar.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
1 user found this review helpful

Reviewer:

Renee

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Kilgore, Texas, USA

Living In: Zimmerman, Minnesota, USA

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2007

This makes alot of dough. I enjoy it and will make it again. I will add a little more ginger the next time though...other spices as well.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
1 user found this review helpful

Reviewer:

Karen

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Oxford, Mississippi, USA

Living In: Collierville, Tennessee, USA

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2007

These were pretty good. Ended up with about 6 dozen cookies. Almost doubled the spices and next time will more than double them, although I prefer a spicy cookie. Refrigerated the dough 24 hours and it was no problem to work with. Will use this again for sure.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
4 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

Lece

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Living In: Stockholm, Stockholms, Sweden

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2007

These cookies tasted great! Definitely not for making gingerbread Houses - the pieces come out so soft and chewy (YUM) and they'd likely crumble with the weight of candy and icing on them. I only made 2 changes: I accidentally spilled the cinnamon (with the help of children :D) in the dough, but it turned out to be perfect! I also added 1 Tbsp of ginger instead of 1 tsp. They came out really soft and chewy. I only gave 4 stars though because even though I refrigerated the dough and used wax paper, the dough was still terrible to work with. I gave up trying to use cookie cutters (couldn't remove the dough from the edges because it would stick to everything - the kids were disappointed) and ended up just enjoying it as a big glob! :)

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
4 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

Meara

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Long Island, New York, USA

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Aug. 29, 2006

Cookies turned out great and are really pretty. I tried this recipe because I was anxious to try the egg yolk paint to decorate the cookies. It was really fun!!! I used paint brushes and painted the icing on just like using watercolors as a kid. They're really different and pretty. I'll post pix as soon as I remember how. Thanks, Cindy! Update: I made these into little gingerbread men for our annual cookie exchange and they were a big hit!

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
1 user found this review helpful

Reviewer:

SUGARPLUMSCOOKIES

Cooking Level: Professional

Living In: Wilmington, Delaware, USA

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2005

Having misplaced my regular recipe, I decided to try these because of their high ratings. I was very disappointed in these cookies. They didn't even come close to being as good as my other recipe. For one thing, they weren't spicy enough. For another thing, they were too dry. Blah. Not a good recipe.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
15 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

SILLYSARAHC123

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Living In: New York, New York, USA

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2004

Tastes great, stays just soft enough for days. I found that kneading the dough before rolling it made the rest of the process easier. The dough held together enough so my toddler could pick up the cookies and put them on the cookie tray! I will make this recipe again and again!

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
14 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

FOODIE1

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Dec. 3, 2004

These gingerbread cookies are the best and I used butter frosting and rasins to decorate. My boyriend ate the entire batch.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
4 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

MELANIE17R

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Ashland, Kentucky, USA

Living In: Columbus, Ohio, USA

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2003

These are o.k.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
1 user found this review helpful

Reviewer:

JEANIE2

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2003

I personally do not like gingerbread cookies however these were such a hit at the christmas parties i went to and also they were a lot of fun to make. easy to cut out and we used colored royal icing to paint clothes and faces on them.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
21 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

SHELZ1

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2002

This was the first time I made gingerbread cookies. It was an easy recipe to follow. I agree with the other reviews about adding extra spices, which I did. I also added extra flour to get the correct consistency and chilling the dough definitely makes a big difference. Everyone thought the flavor and texture were good too.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
4 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

DDEVANEY

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2002

I love these cookies! Even my very picky husband can't stop eating them. I will definately keep this recipe for many years to come.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
4 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

KNARDE

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2002

The texture of the cookies was perfect -- I hate crunchy gingerbread cookies, and these were nice and soft all the way through. The little guys puffed up nicely, and looked fabulous, but the taste was definitely lacking spice -- 7 cups of flour plus only 4 teaspoons of spice just wasn't enough. Next time I'll use 2 teaspoons each of cloves, cinnamon, and allspice, 3 teaspoons of ginger, and I'll add about a teaspoon of nutmeg. I also found the dough extremely difficult to work with, chilled or not. It did become slightly easier to work with once I added a teaspoon or two of water and kneaded the dough for a while. I may leave out some of the flour to make it easier to work with next time, instead of adding extra water. Definitely not my favourite tasting cookie, but beautiful for hanging on the tree.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
28 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

TARAMACD

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2002

I really liked this recipe. Im an inexperienced cook and this was one of the first recipes i've tried. I wanted to have an old fashioned christmas so I dedided to make popcorn garland and gingerbread men so this recipe was perfect. I think it was extremely hard to stir in the last 3 cups of flour though, its a lot easier if you mix the ingrediants in a fairly large bowl and knead in the flour.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
4 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

STRWBRRYKISS

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2002

These cookies were easy to make and the dough was wonderful to work with. I used a small heart shaped cookie cutter and got 4+ dozen cookies when I halfed the recipe. Will definitely make again!

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
21 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

GUELPH CLOG GIRL

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Nov. 30, 2002

This the only gingerbread recipe that's worked for me...it was so easy...rolled out like a dream! I put in 2 tsp of ginger like others suggested and it turned out very yummy. The only hard part was stiring in the last 3 cups of flour...my whimpy arm was tired!

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
19 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

SCRAPPERDEE

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2002

This recipe is so easy. The gingerbread tastes great. I used this recipe to make cookies as ornaments for my Christmas tree. They look awesome! Thanks!!!

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
4 users found this review helpful