Spicy, sweet gingerbread meets chewy cinnamon snickerdoodles in these delectable bite-sized holiday gingerdoodles covered in coconut sugar.
Excited doesn’t even begin to cover my feelings about this post. Why am I so pumped? Well today I’m sharing six, yup, six different holiday cookies created by six, yup, six lovely bloggers. Seriously, this post has two of my favorite things: collaborating with talented ladies AND cookies. I only wish we could have thrown a giant cookie party together because I’m actually drooling over their amazing recipes and photos.
Below you’ll find links to 5 very different mouth-watering cookie recipes and at the bottom of the post you find the recipe for Gingerdoodles aka the most amazing holiday hybrid cookie on the block. Gingerbread cookies and snickerdoodles are my two favorite cookies of all time. What can I say, I’m a sucker for some cinnamon spice in my cookies. So I thought, why not merge the two? These babies pack the flavor of a gingerbread cookie with the fluffy irresistible snickerdoodle texture.
I’d definitely recommend whipping out your baking trays and preheating your ovens now, because you’ll want to make all these cookies.
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Peanut Butter Blossoms via RachLmansfield
Dreamy peanut butter cup blossoms filled with dark chocolate peanut butter cups, creamy PB and made with all gluten free and organic ingredients. Ready in less than 15 minutes!
Red Velvet Whoopie Pies via The Blissful Balance
Soft, pillowy cookies sandwich a sweet and creamy cream cheese icing dipped in festive sprinkles making for an all-in-one delectable bite.
Cranberry Bliss Bar via The Balanced Berry
Your classic cranberry bliss bar got a gluten free makeover! Grain-free shortbread is loaded with cranberries and white chocolate chips then covered with cream cheese frosting, dried cranberries and a generous drizzle of white chocolate.
Grain Free Salted Caramel Thumbprint Cookies via The Fit Mitten Kitchen
Cute, bite-sized, grain-free thumbprints with salted caramel centers and chocolate drizzle, these cookies are the perfect treat for your paleo peeps
Toffee Almond Butter Cups via The Almond Eater
Ooey gooey chocolate cups filled with toffee AND almond butter. These Toffee Almond Butter Cups require just 8 ingredients, 30 minutes and they’re vegan-friendly, too.
Gingerdoodles
Spicy, sweet gingerbread meets chewy cinnamon snickerdoodles in these delectable bite-sized holiday cookies covered in coconut sugar.
- 1/2 cup of butter (softened)
- 1/2 cup of brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup of molasses
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 2 cups of flour
- 2 teaspoons of cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon of ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of cream of tartar
- In a large sized bowl beat together butter, brown sugar and egg until creamed
- Then add in the molasses, and vanilla extract and beat until well combined
- In a separate medium sized bowl combine flour, cinnamon, ground ginger, baking powder and cream of tartar
- Slowly add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and beat on low until dough forms
- Let dough chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours otherwise the cookies will not rise
- Preheat oven to 350ºF
- Roll dough into 1 1/2 inch balls
- For sugar coating: mix together 1/2 cup of coconut sugar with 3 tablespoons of cinnamon in a small dish – once dough balls have been rolled, dip them into the cinnamon sugar dish until they are coated
- Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes depending on how soft you like the insides – they will seem slightly underdone but they get more firm as they cool down
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Your Turn:
- Do you have a favorite holiday cookie?
- What’s your favorite holiday tradition?
love love loveeeeeee <3 <3 <3 Best holiday cookie exchange EVA!
Fo. Real. Cookies for days.
What a fantastic idea to combine to great cookies in one! This makes me wanna be done with finals week already so I can bake up a storm!!!
Ahh that’s the best reward ever. Good luck with all your finals girl.
I am all about this cookie exchange. Time to get in the kitchen & start baking away!
Right? Hardest part is which recipe to start with.
UM YES
Coooooookies
I am all about some gingerbread flavors – and using the coconut sugar on the outside of these! That little sugar on the outside is key to making these more decadent!!
I’ve been on the BIGGEST gingerbread kick and cannot get enough of the stuff.
The only thing I want more right now to follow up my brownie breakfast is a peanut butter cookie and a gingersnoodle #dessertsallday
Dessert all day is pretty much my dream come true.
The most brilliant combination, and I love that you didn’t skimp on the butter. Butter around the holidays is such a necessity.
I tried making it a couple times without aaand it just wasn’t the same. Gotta do the doodle justice
I’d eat anything covered in coconut sugar. I’ll take three of each please!
Right?! I want a big ‘ol tray of all of these.
Wowzers- All of the recipes look fantastic!!!
Thanks so much Jen!
These all look wonderful! I LOVE the idea of adding toffee to an almond butter cup. YUM <3
Erin is an almond butter cup genius!
Honestly my favorite holiday tradition is just being home for Christmas and enjoying the time totally kookie time with family and friends, even if it can be a little stressful! I don’t discriminate when it comes to holiday cookies…I LOVE them all!
Isn’t it just the best feeling. While it is slightly stressful getting there, being with family really allows me to let my guard down. Hope you’re having the most wonderful time on ACK especially during the stroll <3
helllllo delicious! All of them <333 Butter does make the world go round when it comes to cookie baking 🙂
But my favorite and family tradition is molasses cookies! With icing and sprinkle of course 🙂 Kinda similar to your gingerdoodles!
xo,
Sarah Grace
Right? I’ve had some good recipes without it but butter really does make a difference. Mmm I’m all about the molasses when it comes to cookies.
I want them all, especially those gingerdoodles! I can’t think of anything more delicious than gingerbread and snickerdoodle packed into one bite… yum!! Adding this to my things to bake over the next few weeks 🙂
Wherever this list is living I gotta see it because I’m sure it’s dynamite! I love this time of year when I can spend a little extra time playing in the kitchen.
Y’all are all so FAB ?? I’m obsessed
We need a real life cookie party with BGB – it would be theee best.
I JUST LOVE THAT ACTION SHOT DOOD! Gingerdoodles have to be the best combination since peanut butter and toast.
Thanks girly – let’s not talk about how long it took.
Oh my goodness!! These sound so incredible. I’m a huge fan of gingerbread, and I’ve been looking for all sorts of ways to use my new favorite spice combo this season. These gingerdoodles are just too cute not to try!
Thanks Kat! Gingerbread is one of my absolute favorite holiday flavors. I’m with you, I’ve been using it in everything.
That coconut sugar sprinkle is making me weak in the knees. These are going to take my gingerbread addiction to a whole new level!
Thank you for sharing all of these Georgie!!! I can’t wait to try some when I get home tomorrow. 🙂
Yaay! If you make them let me know – they’re such a fun holiday cookie.