Spice, Sweetness, and Everything Nice: 10 of Our Top Gingerbread Recipes

No holiday season is complete without the warm, spiced aroma of gingerbread baking in the oven. From our Gold Standard Gingerbread Cake to cookies and scones, these 10 gingerbread recipes capture the heart of holiday baking. Fill your home with the cozy flavors of ginger, cinnamon, and molasses, and discover new favorites to share with family and friends this season.

This soft and moist stir-together cake blends warm spices with rich molasses, adding aromatic depth of flavor. It comes together quickly and easily, needing only a dusting of confectioners’ sugar, to be a fitting finish to any holiday gathering.

Our gingerbread morning buns are the perfect holiday breakfast! 

Inspired by our never-ending love of Oatmeal Creme Pies, this holiday twist on the nostalgic cookie sandwiches combines the warm, aromatic spices in gingerbread with the hearty, chewy texture of oatmeal for a uniquely satisfying dessert. Sandwiched between the soft, spiced cookies is a luscious buttery filling that adds an extra layer of decadence.

We’re big fans of an ambitious holiday crossover, and these Gingerbread Cookie Cheesecake Bars are just that. An indulgent layer of cheesecake filling is sandwiched between chewy, delicately spiced gingerbread dough. It’s a simple formula, but when that molasses-rich gingerbread meets that vanilla-scented cheesecake, you’ll get flavor fireworks.

Our Double Gingerbread Scones earn their double gingerbread title from the twofold dose of ground and candied ginger in the dough. We also added old-fashioned oats to these Double Gingerbread Scones to make your winter morning breakfast a little heartier.

The holidays are all about traditions, and when it comes to baking, we believe it’s worth making some new ones. With all the warmth and spiciness of gingerbread packed into an ultra-tender crumb, this Gingerbread Coffee Cake is a winner you’ll want to bake year after year. The spiced ginger in the cake pair deliciously with the buttery, earthy notes of the crunchy Hazelnut Streusel. The best part? This stir-together recipe can be whipped up in a flash, so you can have a mouthwatering holiday breakfast on the table in no time.

Packing a hit of chai and gingerbread spice, these aromatic gingerbread chai cookies are rolled in a crystal coat of sparkling sugar for a touch of glitter and crunch.

These Gingerbread Blondies get a spicy boost from grated fresh ginger while chunks of white chocolate add a balancing creamy sweetness. For a note of crunch, consider stirring in about 1 cup (113 grams) of chopped pecans, walnuts, or almonds into the batter. 

This Gingerbread Spice Loaf might be the perfect loaf for the holidays. The warm spices and molasses taste of gingerbread transforms this zigzagging bread loaf into an instant holiday classic.

Inspired by the gooey butter cake of St. Louis, Missouri, this Gingerbread St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake has two textured layers: a chewy yeasted base and a filling so rich with butter, eggs, molasses, and warm gingerbread spice that the middle sinks down into a creamy, custardy valley.