Food Desserts & Baking Gingerbread Recipes To Spice Up Your Holidays By Midwest Living editors Midwest Living editors Midwest Living's experienced editors create best-in-class travel, lifestyle, food, home and garden content you won't find anywhere else. We're loudly, proudly Midwestern, and we're passionate about helping our audience explore and create through award-winning storytelling. Midwest Living's Editorial Guidelines Updated on November 15, 2022 Trending Videos Photo: Kelsey Hansen Gingerbread cookies, cakes, muffins, waffles and pancakes will fill your home with the magical scents of nutmeg, ginger, cloves and more. 01 of 13 Gingerbread Latte Cake Kelsey Hansen Rebekah Stuber of Bay Laurel Baking Company in Des Moines says her flavor-packed spice cakes always earn the most raves. Her secret to airy cream cheese frosting? Folding in whipped cream. Meet Five Midwest Cake Creators (and Try Their Recipes) View Recipe 02 of 13 Crispy Gingerbread The nose-tickling scents of ginger and clove float from ovens as pepparkakor bakes. Gingerbread is a Scandinavian holiday staple, with crisp cookies shaped into animals, hearts or petite cottage walls. Our recipe yields cookies sturdy enough for houses but delicious for snacking in any shape. Whether you use a gingerbread house cookie cutter as we did or improvise, here are a few pro construction tips: Measure and trim the warm cookies for clean edges. Then decorate all pieces (walls, roof, chimney) separately and let them dry. Use soup cans or crumpled foil to support the joined walls from the inside as they dry, and wait until the walls are fully set to attach the roof. (Insert pins until the roof dries, if necessary.) 11 Scandinavian Cookie Recipes View Recipe 03 of 13 Cocoa Gingerbread with Heaven Frosting Carson Downing A humble snack dresses up for company. With its nutty flavor and tiny flecks of toasted milk solids, browned butter elevates a simple cream cheese frosting to saintly levels. Ultimate Cake Recipes View Recipe 04 of 13 Pumpkin Gingerbread Truffles Jason Donnelly Gingersnaps, cream cheese, pumpkin and chocolate make an unbeatable combo. Pumpkin Recipes We Absolutely Love View Recipe 05 of 13 Glazed Gingerbread Cake Lemon glaze and a sprinkle of crystallized ginger enhance the flavor and presentation of this old-fashioned gingerbread. View Recipe 06 of 13 Classic Gingerbread Cookies Flavored with molasses, ginger, cinnamon and cloves, these traditional gingerbread cookies are perfect both for decorating and eating. Christmas Cookie Recipes to Treasure View Recipe 07 of 13 Gingerbread Pancakes This recipe features ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, molasses and fresh-picked apples sliced paper-thin. Perfect Pancake Recipes View Recipe 08 of 13 Gingerbread Pudding Cake Store-bought gingerbread mix makes this warm, gooey dessert extra easy to assemble. Divine Slow-Cooker Desserts View Recipe 09 of 13 Gingerbread Scones Ginger and molasses unite in our spicy breakfast bread. Ground ginger and crystallized ginger give a double dose of the popular seasoning. Must-Try Recipes for Scones View Recipe 10 of 13 Gingerbread Waffles with Hot Lemon Curd Sauce The B&B Southmoreland on the Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri, shared their recipe for spicy waffles. Festive Brunch Recipes View Recipe 11 of 13 Gingerbread Cake Roll The cinnamon, molasses and maple glaze will transport you to bonfires and s'mores in just one bite. View Recipe 12 of 13 Gingerbread-Sour Cream Muffins We took a traditional holiday dessert ingredient—gingerbread—and turned it into a muffin. Crystallized ginger tops off these treats. Quick and Easy Muffin Recipes View Recipe 13 of 13 Gingerbread Cupcakes These crackly-topped low-calorie cupcakes will remind you of gingersnap cookies. Our Best Cupcake Recipes View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit