Spread some Christmas cheer with these 23 delicious gingerbread recipes

There’s no better way to celebrate the Christmas spirit than with some sweet, festive gingerbread treats. Try one of these recipes this holiday season.

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December 22, 2023 - 5:01PM

Gingerbread is the taste and smell of Christmas, and no house is complete without the delicious scent of a fresh batch and a plate in the living room for all to enjoy.

From an entire Christmas tree made of gingerbread cookies to a rhubarb and gingerbread trifle, here are 23 recipes from delicious.com.au to try this holiday season that absolutely everyone will enjoy.

Gingerbread with fruit cake chocolate ganache

Celebrate the Christmas spirit with these sweet festive treats. You will need a piping bag with plain 5mm nozzle for this recipe.

Spread Christmas cheer with these spiced currant gingerbread men

Perfect for a day baking in the kitchen with the kids.

Perfectly delicious and fun to make.

Gingerbread brownies

Topped with a drizzle of chocolate and a dusting of icing sugar, indulgent gingerbread brownies make the perfect festive gift.

Chocolate-glazed gingerbread cakes

End your Christmas feast with these chocolate-drenched gingerbread cakes.

Gooey, decadent and wonderfully chocolatey.

Gingerbread house

During the festive season, nothing quite matches the childhood joy of baking, building – and devouring – a deliciously fragrant gingerbread house.

Gingerbread milkshakes

Valli Little’s gingerbread milkshakes will delight both the young and young at heart.

You're never too old for a delicious milkshake.

Kick off game night at home with our gingerbread Scrabble biscuits

Spell it out, these fun “scrabble tiles” can be made for gifts, or you can use them to create place names at your table.

Jamie Oliver’s gingerbread cake with tipsy pineapple

Pineapple, booze and gingerbread … sounds like a dream Christmas to us.

Every Christmas feast needs at least one boozy treat.

This gingerbread trifle is the answer to all your Christmas wishes

A no-bake, decadent Christmas dessert made in under thirty minutes.

Tivoli Road Bakery’s super easy gingerbread man

Here’s something for everyone to enjoy at Christmas. This gingerbread has enough warm spice to make a sophisticated treat for the grown-ups, but not enough to turn youngsters off. The kids can get involved in making them, too; cutting out the shapes and icing them can be a lot of fun.

You can't go wrong with the classic gingerbread man.

Steve Webber’s honey ginger snaps

Steve cherishes his bees, this dessert is a tribute to them. This is an edited extract from Farmer: Recipes and Stories from the Land by Jody Vassallo.

Steal the spotlight with this rhubarb and gingerbread trifle

Completely different, yet slightly familiar all the same, this is one trifle that’s bound to intrigue and delight this Christmas.

Immaculate presentation meets delicious dessert.

Gingerbread people

Nothing says Christmas like these adorable gingerbread people. They can be iced however you like, making them the perfect personalised gift!

Gingerbread chocolate meringue cookies and warm brandy custard

These cookies are the perfect treat to leave for Santa and his reindeer on Christmas Eve.

The best chocolate cookies you'll have this Christmas.

Gingerbread and cherry galette

Fresh summer fruit mixed with a hint of festive cheer.

Gingerbread cake

Ginger was one of the cheapest spices in the past, so gingerbreads were very popular among the working classes. Nearly every European country had its own version, and in England there were many regional types.

Who said gingerbread had to just be in cookie form?

Easy to make cookies for Christmas

Can it really be called Christmas without devouring a whole batch of these? Use this as a base recipe for making a gingerbread man or a gingerbread house.

Raspberry and gingerbread ice cream cake

Forget the gingerbread house, this Christmas it’s all about the gingerbread ice cream cake.