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    Gingerbread Sandwich Cookies with Ginger Cream Filling

    Published: December 15, 2020 | Last Modified: December 5, 2022 by Gail Ng | 5 Comments

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    Perfectly spiced gingerbread sandwich cookies with a creamy ginger cream cheese buttercream filling on the inside

    Gingerbread is my favourite easy, make-ahead holiday cookies. They are a perfect baking and decorating activity with family, friends, and children. You can make the dough several days in advance and the baked gingerbread cookies will last for weeks. The decoration possibilities are really endless. Above all, they taste like the holidays and your house will smell SO GOOD the day after you bake them.

    Gingerbread cookies dusted with powdered sugar

    With these gingerbread sandwich cookies, I opted for a simple look with a cute heart out-out with tiny cutter and a dusting of powdered sugar. The cookies are deep in flavour of spices and molasses. They will be crisp on the first day after baking and get softer over the next few days.

    The ginger cream cheese buttercream sandwiched in between the two cookies is creamy and spiced with just enough ginger flavour but you can always add more if you like them very gingery.

    Stack of gingerbread sandwich cookies with ginger cream filling on plate

    How to make gingerbread cookies

    Mix the dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and cloves. Set aside.

    Cream the butter & sugar: In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer until it becomes very pale and creamy. 

    Add dry to wet ingredients: Beat in the molasses, egg, and vanilla extract until combined. Add in the dry ingredients you set aside earlier and mix on low speed until it comes together as a slightly crumbly dough.

    Mixing gingerbread cookie dough in a bowl

    Chill the dough: Turn out the dough onto a sheet of plastic wrap and press together to form a flattened disc. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight.

    Roll & cut out cookies: On a well-floured surface, roll the dough out to about ⅛" thick. Use a cookie cutter of your choice to cut out your cookies and transfer them to a baking sheet, leaving about ½"-1" in between each cookie. Re-roll the scraps and repeat until you can't get any more cookies out of the dough.

    Bake cookies: Bake at 350°F for 10-11 minutes. Let them cool on the baking tray for at least 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.

    Rolling out gingerbread dough and cutting out cookies

    How to make ginger cream cheese buttercream

    Cream together ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Add in the powdered sugar and beat until it becomes aerated, light, and fluffy. Beat in the ground ginger and vanilla extract until combined.

    Fill piping bag: Transfer the ginger cream to a piping bag fitted with a piping tip of your choice.

    Mixing ginger cream cheese buttercream in a bowl

    Assemble the gingerbread sandwich cookies: Match up two similarly sized and shaped cookies and pipe the filling onto one cookie. Gently sandwich the other cookie on top. Dust the tops with powdered sugar if you like before enjoying.

    Piping ginger cream cheese buttercream onto gingerbread cookies

    Storing gingerbread sandwich cookies

    Gingerbread cookies have a very long shelf life, making it easy to make them ahead of the holiday rush and enjoy them all season.

    Since there is cream cheese in the ginger filling, store your sandwiched cookies in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.

    If you have only made the gingerbread cookies without the filling, you can store them in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 weeks or in the freezer for 3 months.

    Gingerbread cookie dough can be wrapped securely in plastic wrap and stored in the fridge for 3 days or in the freezer for 3 months.

    Gingerbread cookies with heart cut out

    Other holiday cookie recipes to try

    • Hazelnut Linzer Cookies
    • Ferrero Rocher Macarons
    • Easy Gingerbread Cookies
    • Salted Chocolate Sablé Cookies
    • Butter Cookie Box (10 cookies from 1 dough)

    Recipe

    Gingerbread cookies dusted with powdered sugar

    Gingerbread Sandwich Cookies with Ginger Cream Filling

    Author: Gail Ng
    Two perfectly spiced gingerbread cookies sandwiching a creamy ginger cream cheese buttercream filling
    5 from 22 votes
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    Prep Time 40 minutes mins
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Chilling Time 4 hours hrs
    Total Time 5 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
    Yield 22 sandwiched cookies
    Category Desserts
    Cuisine American

    Ingredients
      

    Gingerbread Cookies

    • 450 g all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
    • 1 tablespoon ground ginger
    • ½ teaspoon ground allspice
    • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
    • 125 g unsalted butter, softened
    • 125 g brown sugar
    • 200 g cooking molasses
    • 1 large egg
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    Ginger Cream Filling

    • 80 g unsalted butter, softened
    • 100 g cream cheese, softened
    • 220 g powdered sugar
    • 1 tablespoon ground ginger
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 2 tablespoons milk
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    Instructions
     

    Gingerbread Cookies

    • In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and cloves. Set aside.
    • In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer until it becomes very pale and creamy. 
    • Beat in the molasses, egg, and vanilla extract until combined. Add in the dry ingredients you set aside earlier and mix on low speed until it comes together as a slightly crumbly dough.
    • Turn out the dough onto a sheet of plastic wrap and press together to form a flattened disc. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight.
    • Preheat the oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Meanwhile, leave the dough out at room temperature for 15-20 minutes to soften before rolling out to prevent the edges from cracking.
    • On a well-floured surface, roll the dough out to about ⅛" thick. Use a cookie cutter of your choice to cut out your cookies and transfer them to a baking sheet, leaving about ½"-1" in between each cookie. Re-roll the scraps and repeat until you can't get any more cookies out of the dough.
    • Bake the cookies for 10-11 minutes. Let them cool on the baking tray for at least 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.

    Ginger Cream Filling

    • In large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Add in the powdered sugar and beat until it becomes aerated, light, and fluffy.
    • Beat in the ground ginger and vanilla extract until combined. Transfer the ginger cream to a piping bag fitted with a piping tip of your choice.
    • Match up two similarly sized and shaped cookies and pipe the filling onto one cookie. Gently sandwich the other cookie on top. Dust the tops with powdered sugar if you like before enjoying.

    Notes

    • This is a cookie that tastes better after a few days (in my opinion), rather than freshly baked, because they get softer as the days go by. If you've used the ginger cream, then store the cookie sandwiches in the fridge and leave them at room temperature for 15 minutes before eating. If you've just made the plain cookies, they can keep in an airtight container at room temperature.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 251kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 128mg | Potassium: 185mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 308IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 2mg
    Keywords ginger cream cookies, gingerbread cookies, gingerbread sandwich cookies
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    1. Tony

      January 16, 2023 at 6:13 am

      Hello--I am wondering where you got the mini heart cutout?

      Reply
      • Gail Ng

        January 23, 2023 at 6:33 pm

        I got them on Amazon, from the brand Ateco. I can't find the exact ones anymore but these are similar!

        Reply
    2. Alexis

      December 16, 2022 at 7:29 am

      5 stars
      These cookies were beautiful and had wonderful flavor. Turned out exactly like the picture. Made no changes to the recipe. Now time for a second batch!

      Reply
    3. Missy

      December 22, 2021 at 11:57 am

      Hi! Great recipe! But I’m curious, if I make the sandwich cookies with the cream inside it, how long will they stay good in the fridge? I’d hate for them to turn into a crumbly soggy mess. Should I just wait until the day of serving them?

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      • Gail Ng

        December 24, 2021 at 1:15 pm

        They won't get soggy! The gingerbread cookies are very firm to begin with and the cream doesn't have much moisture in it. They actually taste better after 1-2 days because the cream will soften the cookies slightly. Just don't forget to bring them back to room temperature before eating so they aren't hard & fridge cold!

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