“What is a holiday cookie plate without some decorated gingerbread cookies?” writes Dan Langan, introducing his recipe for gingerbread cut-out cookies in his new cookbook, “Bake Your Heart Out: ...

GINGERBREAD CUT-OUT COOKIES Adapted from “Cookies Unlimited” by Nick Malgieri. This dough is very forgiving and can be made in a stand mixer, food processor or with a hand-held electric beater. Five ...

In a large bowl, beat butter, brown sugar, pudding mix and egg. In a medium bowl, combine flour, ginger, cinnamon and baking soda. Stir into butter mixture. Flatten dough into two disks. Refrigerate ...

Like some genetic imperative, when the calendar ticks over to December, my cells call out the word “cookies” like some ancient chant. It is a tradition in our house for a variety of one- or two-bite ...

Mima Sinclair, the London-based gingerbread queen, makes two kinds of dough in her “Gingerbread Wonderland: 30 Magical Houses, Cookies and Cakes” (Kyle Books, $15). The one light and one dark and well ...