She helped in mixing and rolling out the dough. My pre-schooler was able to help me with these nearly every step of the way. And it's a lot of fun to make with the kids too! Which is the entire focus of the “ Christmas Cookies with Kids” Hub by Betty Crocker– to provide doable, great recipes that you can make together with your family, creating holiday memories. I think it's generally a little too spiced and sharp for my liking, but I felt like this cookie was a perfect blend of subtle spice and sweet.īeyond tasting great and being super cute, this recipe is also incredibly simple to make. As I said, gingerbread has never been my favorite. The cookie is incredibly soft, which is a perfect compliment to the hardened chocolate on top. I used the Betty Crocker Gingerbread Cookie Mix as the base for this cookie bark, and I was thoroughly impressed with the flavor and texture it produced. But as it turned out… my husband and I could not stop stuffing these in our faces! These little cookies are so much more than being cute, they are good! And incredibly addictive. I thought I was making a gingerbread treat for you guys– you know, something cute and festive and a little out of the chocolate zone I normally operate in. Plus– I knew I had those super cute gingerbread man sprinkles, and I had been dying for a chance to use them! And I thought some of my readers might really like a swap for gingerbread cookie bark instead. I was browsing through some of the recipes on the Betty Crocker “ Christmas Cookies with Kids” Hub and found this Peppermint Sugar Cookie Bark. That was until I tried this Gingerbread Cookie Bark.
I always just thought, Gingerbread? What's the point? But I've just never understood why anyone would want to eat gingerbread when there are so many other incredible holiday treats to be had?! Like chocolate pie and peanut butter truffles and peppermint cheesecake! I have to confess something… I've never been much of a gingerbread fan. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you. Gingerbread arrived in the United States when the European colonists came and we’re thrilled that they did! The gingerbread man is almost as commonplace as Santa Claus during the holiday season and the cookie has earned its rightful place on Christmas cookie platters.SomethingSwanky is reader-supported. It wasn’t long before the designs and decorations of the cookies became even more elaborate. Queen Elizabeth I came up with the idea to decorate the cookies and make cut-out shapes when she decided to surprise and delight visitors by offering them a cookie that looked like them! Later, the shapes of the gingerbread cookies changed to reflect the season, like flowers in the springtime. The Europeans caught on during the Middle Ages and created gingerbread cookies that they made into different shapes. Besides the sugar cookie, is there a more quintessential Christmas cookie than the gingerbread cookie The gingerbread man and gingerbread houses have long held a place in holiday tradition but the history of these classics dates back to 2400 B.C.-or at least, that’s the record of the first known gingerbread recipe.