Soft & Chewy Gingerbread Men Cookies in Your Pressure Cooker
These Soft & Chewy Gingerbread Men Cookies are loaded with festive spices and molasses flavor, and baked to perfection using your pressure cooker setup for quicker results and tender pull texture every bite.
Equipment
- 1 Mixing bowl Large
Ingredients
Gingerbread Cookies
- 1 cup Salted butter
- 1 cup Light brown sugar
- 1 cup Molasses
- 1 Large egg
- 5 cups All-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Baking soda
- 2 teaspoons Ground ginger
- 1 ½ teaspoons Ground cinnamon
- 1 ½ teaspoons Ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon Ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon Ground allspice
Royal Icing
- 1 ½ cups Powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon Light corn syrup
- 2-3 tablespoons Water room temperature
- Pinch Salt
- Gel or liquid food coloring optional
Instructions
Instructions
- Cream together butter and brown sugar until fluffy and light. Scrape the sides to ensure even mixing.
- Add molasses and the egg, mixing until the batter is smooth and rich.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, and spices until evenly combined.
- Gradually mix dry ingredients into wet until soft dough forms. Do not overmix.
- Divide dough into two disks, wrap in plastic and chill for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat pressure cooker or oven to 350°F. Roll dough to ¼ inch thick and cut shapes.
- Arrange cookies on parchment-lined trays. Bake 8-10 minutes until edges set. Cool 5 minutes on sheet, then transfer to wire rack.
- Whisk powdered sugar, vanilla, corn syrup, salt and water until smooth. Adjust consistency with more water or sugar as needed.
- Optionally separate icing and mix in food coloring. Transfer to piping bags with decorative tips.
- Decorate cooled cookies as desired. Let icing harden for 3-4 hours before storing.
- Store cookies in an airtight container. Add slice of bread to maintain moisture if desired.
Video
https://youtube.com/watch?v=HmkSjfx0QQI%3Ffeature%3Doembed
Notes
Chilling dough overnight improves flavor and rolling texture. Don’t overmix or overbake to maintain chewy softness.