Ginger Cookies Recipe

Ginger Cookies Recipe

Warm, spiced, and sweet with honey, cinnamon, and a dusting of sugar crystals, our Honey Ginger Cookies are a delightful treat to share with someone you love - especially as the weather grows chilly and the cravings for coziness make their return! These cookies are crisp on the outside with tender, soft middles. You’ll be sure to come back for more of these sweet treats.

ginger cookies with autumn honey

Made with our small-batch Autumn Honey, we developed these cookies to be perfectly sweet with just the right amount of seasonal spice - with cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove; these are cozy treats just right for Autumn and Winter. Enjoy them with tea, pack a few for lunch, and share with your neighbors and friends. You can't go wrong with these!

Save Some for Later: Celebrating National Sugar Cookie Day 

If you'd like to, you can easily double this recipe to make an ultra-big batch to share with loved ones. Or, you can roll the dough into balls, place them on a tray, and freeze them. Once frozen, transfer the dough balls to a freezer bag. Then you can bake a few at a time, or you can bake the entire batch later.

Stack of honey ginger cookies made with Autumn honey

Chai Tea Sugar Cookies: A Sweet Twist on a Classic Recipe

Enjoy this sweet holiday with a different kind of sugar cookie recipe that we have concocted! If you take joy in drinking chai tea like I do, then this is the cookie for you! With spices that make you feel warm in your chest and reminiscent of winter nights as a child, this modern sugar cookie with quickly become your new favorite.

Relishing in the experience of eating these sugar cookies pairs deliciously well with an herbal tea, such as our Good Night Tea or our Raven Tea. The flavor profiles of the spices from the cookie in tandem with our tea is sure to have your tastebuds thanking you!

Wildflower honey and cinnamon sticks on glass table

Wildflower Honey would taste delicious in this recipe as well!

Adapting this Ginger Cookies Recipe

Sometimes it’s good to have fun with your food. If you’re dreaming of different ways to adapt this recipe, here are some ideas to make them your own:

  • Replace half of the vegan butter with peanut or almond butter for a rich flavor
  • Adding some lemon zest to the recipe - about a teaspoon - will make a nice touch
  • Leave out the cinnamon and double up on the ginger to make these ginger cookies sing even more!
  • Use larger sugar granules for a chewier cookie

  • Or, try fine sugar granules for a smoother mouth feel

  • Roll out the dough and use cookie cutters for different shapes

  • Adapt the recipe to make butter cookies by using butter instead of vegan butter and omitting the cinnamon and ginger

We’d love to see how our sugar cookie recipes turn out for you! Be sure to take a photo and share them with us using #beeinspired on Instagram. We love seeing your photos!

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Kara waxes about the bees, creates and tests recipes with her friend Joyce, and does her best to share what she’s learning about the bees, honey, ingredients we use and more. Read more about Kara