Recipes for gingerbread - ingredients and different variants

Gingerbread cookies are a sweet type of baked Christmas cookie that has a very long history and tradition. They are said to have been baked since the middle of the 14th century.

Gingerbread is most often prepared as the very first Christmas cookie of the year. They are usually baked already in the middle of November to be ready for the beggining of Advent. Since they are loved by both children and adults, another batch of gingerbread baking usually follows during December.

Gingerbread dough is characterized by a distinct taste of gingerbread spice, dominated by cinnamon, star anise, cloves, anise and ginger. After the dough is made, it is rolled out and cut into various, most often Christmas motifs, using baking cutters. The next stage is usually the decoration of the gingerbread, for which a white frosting is used. With a little skill, gingerbread cookies can be turned into beautiful works of art that are sure to stand out on your Christmas candy tray.

If you make a little hole in them before baking, you can also use them as nice and fragrant decorations for your Christmas tree.

Try the traditional honey gingerbread recipe or a healthier version of spelt and buckwheat flour gingerbread.