Gingerbread Ale Cookies made with Organic Gingerbread Ale Porter from Bison Brewing.
I’m so excited to share this recipe with you guys. I actually started running last week because of all the cookies I consumed. Originally, I planned to package some of these cookies up and give them to our neighbors as a gift, but Huck talked me out of it with a “Hell no! Those are our cookies!” So instead of sharing these yummy cookies with friends, we ate them all by ourselves. We’re a little selfish as you can tell. I’ll come up with something else for the neighbors. Maybe I’ll even make this recipe again?! But we’ll probably just eat them all, and I’ll have to run more! Why can’t cookies be calorie free?
A few weeks ago, Bison contacted me and asked if I’d like a few samples of their Gingerbread Ale. Last year, I made a great Gingerbread Waffle recipe with the beer, and was really looking forward to making them again this winter. Of course I made the waffles, but I wanted to change it up and see what interesting recipe I could create. They were nice enough to ship me a few samples all the way from California, and I felt they deserved something delicious in return.
I experimented with the recipe over a few batches of cookies {hint the need for increased cardo}. I served the cookies at our holiday bottle share party last weekend and from the looks of the empty plate at the end of the night, I’d say they were a hit.
One thing I’m not good at… Decorating! As you can tell from the cookie above. I had fun, though. Decorating cookies is one of those holiday traditions that always puts me into the Christmas spirit. I had some Christmas music on, the house smelt like a bakery, and I was covered in flour. A great away to distress and enjoy the holidays.
Gingerbread Ale is a porter brewed with Ginger, Nutmeg, and Cinnamon. It literally smells and taste like Gingerbread cookies. It’s available September- December, so start stocking up now!
You can watch my super cheesy video on how to reduce the beer into a thick syrup {I can’t believe 800 people have watched my video! It’s so bad! lol}. Reducing the beer down helps condense the flavors. I do not recommend making this recipe with beer straight from the bottle. I didn’t test it that way, so I’m not sure if it will come out the same.
Other Gingerbread Beers to Try:
- Hardywood Gingerbread Stout
- Blue Moon Gingerbread Spiced Ale
- Samuel Adams Merry Maker Gingerbread Stout
If you can’t find Bison’s Gingerbread Ale or another Gingerbread beer, look for a porter or stout with cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and/or cloves.
Don’t forget to check out my recipe for Gingerbread Waffles with Cinnamon Butter.
Disclosure: Bison provided me with samples of the Gingerbread Ale, but no compensation was received for the post. As always, the opinions here are my own.
- COOKIES
- ½ Cup {1 Stick} Unsalted Butter, Softened
- ½ Cup Brown Sugar
- ¾ Tablespoon Cinnamon
- ¾ Tablespoon Ground Ginger
- ¼ Cup Molasses
- ¼ Cup Beer- Reduced & Room Temperature
- 1 Large Egg
- 2.5 Cups All-Purpose Flour
- ½ Teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ Teaspoon Salt
- ICING
- 1 Cup Powdered Sugar
- 2 Tablespoons Beer
- In a stand-up mixer or using a hand mixer, cream the Butter, Brown Sugar, Cinnamon, and Ginger together and fully combined. Scrape down the sides to fully incorporate all the ingredients. Add the Molasses, Beer, and Egg, and fully combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the AP Flour, Baking Soda, and Salt. Add half of the flour mixture to the mixer, and incorporate. Add the additional flour and combine on low setting until fully incorporated. Be sure not to over mix the dough.
- Divide dough into 2 pieces and form into a ball, wrap, and place in the refrigerator for an hour or more. {I left my dough in the refrigerator for 2 days until I was ready to roll it out.}
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Lightly dust the countertop, rolling pin, and cookie cutter with flour. Roll the dough into desired thickness. {Huck likes thin crispy cookies. I like thicker doughy cooks.} Cut out dough into desired shapes and place on a cookie sheet. Repeat the steps until all the dough is used up.
- Bake the cookies for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven and place on a cooling rack to cool.
- When the cookies are complete cool, combine the Powdered Sugar and Beer. Add the mixture into a piping bag or a squeeze bottle and decorate as desired.
Adapted from the kitchn- Gingerbread Cookies
I think it’s wonderful that beer companies send you samples to try in your recipes. We Love You Both and now I’m gonna let Mom Read Your Blog.
I think it’s pretty awesome too :)
Brewrasa says
Yes this recipe is not calorie free but may good in taste.