The iced gingerbread men you eat at Christmastime have a long history behind them. According to Martha Stewart, ginger was first grown in Southeast Asia and made its way to India and Europe in spice ...

Ah, gingerbread! Its aroma alone, a bewitching blend of honey and spices, instantly evokes the magic of Christmas and cold ...

Freshly ground white pepper rounds out the usual spice profile of ginger, cinnamon, and allspice in these golden drop cookies from Chicago pastry chef Elissa Narrow. They're rolled in turbinado sugar ...

There's more to gingerbread than the man. Soft tufts of downy cake, spiced and heady, are as much gingerbread as a cookie decorated with gumdrop buttons. The spicy flavor pairs with just about ...

This is truly one of my very favorite baking recipes. I wish I could claim it as my own, but my friend, Chef Sondra Bernstein gave me this gingerbread loaf recipe for my first cookbook, Fork Me, Spoon ...

During the holidays, gingerbread comes in many forms. Flat, dense panels of gingerbread are used to build houses. Crisp gingerbread cutout cookies are shaped and decorated to look like little men and ...

There is no subtle way to say this. This cake screams Christmas. To start with, it's gingerbread, the aroma alone of which is embedded in the definition of this holiday. That aroma, of course, is ...