Gingerbread Cupcakes

Want to have the cutest dessert at the holiday party? Or how about the most delicious AND cutest, the one that everyone asks for the recipe and wants you to make again?

Check out these easy Gingerbread Cupcakes with a cookie-like base that’s filled with sweet and tangy cream cheese filling and warm spices!

INGREDIENTS

- Butter - Packed brown sugar - Molasses - Egg - Flour Full Ingredients

Step-by-step instructions!

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat mini cupcake pan or muffin tins with cooking spray.

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Cream the unsalted butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy using a stand mixer or electric mixer.

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Add the molasses and egg to the butter mixture and beat until well combined.

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In a separate medium bowl, combine the dry ingredients, then to the wet ingredients and mix until fully combined.

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