Gingersnap sandwich cookies with cranberry orange cream cheese frosting are delicious, festive, and just a little *extra*! They're the perfect cookies for a Christmas cookie exchange or for gifting!
When it comes to Christmas cookies, I'm an equal opportunist. I pretty much like any and all holiday cookies. But I'm very partial to gingersnaps. The combination for spicy ginger and warm spices is just perfect for the holidays. To take classic gingersnaps over the top, I added a delicious cream cheese frosting with a surprise cranberry orange flavor.
Why You'll Love These Sandwich Cookies
If there's one thing I know, it's that there isn't much that cream cheese frosting can't fix. And gingerbread and cream cheese are a match made in heaven. So adding a homemade cream cheese frosting in between two crispy gingersnaps is naturally delicious. Adding chopped dried cranberries and orange zest to the cream cheese frosting is just a little extra - perfectly appropriate for the holiday season! These sandwich cookies are easy to make, and perfect for giving to friends and family.
How To Make Them
- Grab your gingersnaps. (You can use my recipe for one-bowl gingersnaps here.)
- Make the cream cheese frosting. Use a stand mixer or hand beaters to beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add the powdered sugar and keep mixing until you have no lumps.
- Stir in the chopped cranberries and orange zest.
- Add the frosting to a pastry bag or zip top bag with the corner cut out. Pipe the frosting onto the bottom side of half of the gingersnaps. Top each with another gingersnap to make a sandwich.
Helpful Hints
- The cranberries don't have to be chopped super fine, but they do need to be small enough that they'll fit through the corner hole of the bag for piping, so chop the cranberries and cut your hole accordingly.
- You want the frosting to be pretty thick so it stays in place on the cookies. If the frosting seems a little runny to hold its shape, add just a bit more powdered sugar to stiffen it up before adding the cranberries and orange zest.
- I love these sandwich cookies with my homemade gingersnaps, but to make things super simple, you can use pre-made gingersnaps. These ones (from World Market or Amazon) are delicious, and a great size for these cookies.
More Gingerbread Treats You'll Love
- Gingersnap Sandwich Cookies with Cranberry Orange Cream Cheese Filling
- Gingerbread Cheesecake Swirl Blondies
- Gingerbread Sweet Potato Smoothie
- Easy Gingerbread Syrup
- Healthy Gingerbread Waffles
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PrintGingersnap Sandwich Cookies with Cranberry Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
Gingersnap sandwich cookies with cranberry orange cream cheese frosting are delicious, festive, and just a little *extra*! They're the perfect cookies for a Christmas cookie exchange or for gifting!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: about 10 sandwich cookies 1x
- Category: dessert
- Method: no bake
- Cuisine: holiday
Ingredients
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 tbsp butter, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp orange zest
- ¼ cup dried cranberries, chopped
- 20 gingersnap cookies
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, or in a large bowl with a hand mixer, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add powdered sugar. Mix until well combined.
- Stir in cranberries and orange zest.
- Spoon cream cheese mixture into a zip-top bag and seal. Cut one corner off of the zip-top bag.
- Squeeze filling onto the bottom sides of 10 cookies. Top each with a second cookie, flat side in, to make sandwiches.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days, or in the refrigerator.
Notes
- If the frosting seems a little runny to hold its shape, add just a bit more powdered sugar to stiffen it up before adding the cranberries and orange zest.
- The cranberries don't have to be chopped super fine, but they do need to be small enough that they'll fit through the corner hole of the bag for piping, so chop the cranberries and cut your hole accordingly.
- I love these sandwich cookies with my homemade gingersnaps, but to make things super simple, you can use pre-made gingersnaps. The ones from World Market are delicious, and a great size for these cookies.
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Sheila Willert says
It says to add juice. Juice is not mentioned in the recipe. What kind of juice and how much?
Kaleigh says
Oops, I forgot to take that part out. It's been fixed now. Thank you!