Main
Recipes
Spiced Gingerbread Piggies (Patrick and Gina Neely) Recipe

Spiced Gingerbread Piggies (Patrick and Gina Neely) Recipe

Posted by

Rate It!

Spiced Gingerbread Piggies (Patrick and Gina Neely)

Add your photo!

Count

Calories

Minutes

Comments Print recipe

Ingredients:

Serving

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup mild molasses
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp ground ginger
2 tsp ground allspice
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tsp fine salt
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
royal icing , recipe follows
special equipment: 5-inch-long and 3-inch-wide copper piggy cookie cutter
2 egg whites
3 cups confectioners' sugar, whisked to remove lumps
juice of 1/2 lemon
food coloring, optional

Directions:

Combine butter, sugar, and molasses in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk together the remaining dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture in increments, and continue to beat until thoroughly mixed together.
Pour the dough out onto the countertop and divide into 3 pieces. Press each piece into a disk and wrap in plastic wrap. Place in the refrigerator and chill for 1 to 2 hours, or up to 3 days.
Adjust the racks to the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line sheet trays with parchment paper.
Spread 2 large pieces of parchment paper out and very lightly flour them. Place a disk of dough between the parchment sheets and roll out to 1/4-inch thickness. Repeat with the remaining disks of dough. Rework all the scraps into balls and re-chill before reusing. Repeat with all the dough.
Cut out cookies and place on the parchment-lined sheet trays with an offset spatula, leaving 1 inch between each cookie. Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on the sheet trays for 5 minutes, and then transfer to a cooling rack to continue cooling to room temperature before decorating the cookies with Royal Icing.
Royal Icing:
Add the egg whites, sugar and lemon juice to a large bowl. Beat, using a hand mixer, until glossy and stiff, 5 to 6 minutes. Add food coloring, if using, and mix well. Place in icing bags with fine tips to decorate cookies.

Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	453.72 Kcal (1900 kJ)
Calories from fat	71.48 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	7.94g	12%
Cholesterol	20.25mg	7%
Sodium	166.18mg	7%
Potassium	165.2mg	4%
Total Carbs	94.17g	31%
Sugars	72.21g	289%
Dietary Fiber	1.24g	5%
Protein	3.37g	7%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	3%
Iron	0.8mg	4%
Calcium	37.8mg	4%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	383.39 Kcal (1605 kJ)
Calories from fat	60.4 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	6.71g	12%
Cholesterol	17.11mg	7%
Sodium	140.42mg	7%
Potassium	139.6mg	4%
Total Carbs	79.58g	31%
Sugars	61.02g	289%
Dietary Fiber	1.05g	5%
Protein	2.85g	7%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	3%
Iron	0.7mg	4%
Calcium	31.9mg	4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

salty
savory
bitter
sweet

Search recipes
by ingredients

Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe

Analyze

Try this similar recipes

Gingerbread

All-purpose flour, Ground cinnamon, Ground ginger and 11 more..
Moravian Spice Cookies

Butter, Molasses, Dark brown sugar, Corn oil and 6 more..
Pineapple Upside-Down Gingerbread Cake

Unsalted butter, Golden brown sugar and 17 more..
Sparkling Ginger Stars

All-purpose flour, Baking soda, Salt, Ground ginger and 13 more..
Gingerbread Coffeecake (Splenda)

All-purpose flour, Cinnamon, Ginger, Allspice, Margarine and 8 more..
Wacky Buckwheat Spice Cake

All-purpose flour, Buckwheat flour, Cornstarch and 13 more..
Light Ginger Cookies

Unsalted butter, softened, Shortening, Light brown sugar and 10 more..
Lemony Gingerbread Whoopie Pies

Butter, softened, Brown sugar, Molasses, Egg and 11 more..
Glazed Ginger Bars

Butter, softened, Brown sugar, Molasses, Egg and 13 more..
Double Ginger Gingerbread

All-purpose flour, Cinnamon, Ground ginger, Baking powder and 16 more..
Pumpkin Cupcakes (Patrick and Gina Neely)

All-purpose flour, Ground cinnamon, Ground ginger and 15 more..
Peppermint Molasses Cookies

Butter or margarine, at room temperature, Granulated sugar and 11 more..
Gingerbread Muffins

All-purpose flour, Ground cinnamon, Ground ginger and 7 more..