Gingerbread Cream Pies
This recipe surprisingly comes together very quick and easy. Its something to make for guests that will give off a wow-factor. They are great to make during the holiday season for parties and family gatherings.
Alexis Wilmouth
Dec 22, 2021
2 min read
Ingredients:
Cookies:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 2 cups all purpose flour
Filling:
- 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two large cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and 1/2 cup sugar until light and fluffy with an electric mixer.
- Add in molasses, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt and cloves. Mix until well incorporated. Beat in egg.
- Add in flour one cup at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Scoop the dough into 2 tablespoon sized balls and roll around in remaining sugar. Place balls about 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake for 10 minutes then remove from oven and let cool on baking sheets 1-2 minutes. Transfer them to wire racks and let cool completely. (if you don't have wire racks, you can move them to other baking sheets to finish cooling)
- For the filling, combine powdered sugar, cream cheese and vanilla in a medium bowl. Mix with your electric mixer until creamy and smooth.
- Spread the filling on half of the cookies, and then use the remaining cookies to sandwich them against the filling. Enjoy!
*Store cookies in an airtight container in fridge for up to one week.
*You can use a piping bag with the tip cut off, or a sandwich bag with one corner cut off to pipe the filling onto the cookies for a more even spread.
*You can scoop the dough into tablespoon sized balls before baking to double the amount of pies, and have more of a snack sized treat.
*When removing hot cookies from the oven, I like to hit the pan on the counter 1-3 times to flatten the cookies from where they have risen in the oven. This makes for a more even sandwich once the cookies have cooled.