Gingerbread cookies are so yummy. These gingerbread cookie cups are literally gingerbread cookies shaped into a muffin tray. They are so delicious and look like miniature cookie mugs. When I first saw them, they looked so cool! They can be served with whipped cream, buttercream and ice cream. Bookmark this fun recipe for your next summer date or picnic!
These cookie cups are such a yummy snack!`They are best left to cool to become harder so it doesn’t fall apart. Scoop the cookie dough into a 12-hole muffin tray and press to form a crater like shape. I rolled pieces of aluminum foil into balls and place them in the center of each dough before baking. Some people alternatively use a shot glass to press down after it is baked. The trick here is to let it cool for a while like about 30 minutes before removing it from the muffin tray. You can transfer it to a wire rack to make it cooler and extra stiff. Then you can serve it how you like. Vanilla ice cream is the way to go with the gingerbread flavor. Other chocolate or nutty-flavored ice cream could be fun as well! This recipe is very specific so it just enough for a 12-hole muffin tray; not more, not less.
Ingredients
1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, tightly packed
1/2 cup mollasses
1 large egg, at room temperature
3 cups self-rising flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon table salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons ground ginger
Balls of aluminum foil
Instructions
- Using a hand or stand mixer, cream the butter and both sugars until it looks creamy brown in color.
- Then whisk in the egg and mollasses into the same bowl.
- Whisk the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and ginger together into the same bowl.
- Refrigerate this for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F/175°C.
- Press the dough into a 12-hole muffin tray, forming a gap in the center without touching the bottom. Use the spoon to help you out.
- Place the aluminum balls in the center of each dough.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and let it cool for another 30 minutes.
- Serve with ice cream.