Gingerbread Men
Gingerbread Men Cookies that are crispy on the outside, soft int he center with tons of flavor.
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Servings: 36 cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 ½ cups light brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup molasses
- 1 large egg
- 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- M&M mini’s red and green
Frosting
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 16-ounce tub store-bought white frosting
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, place flour, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and Kosher salt. Whisk to combine and set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together unsalted butter, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, molasses, egg, and pure vanilla extract.
- Gradually add the contents of the dry ingredient bowl to the wet mixture and mix until just combined. The dough will appear sandy. Use your hands to form a ball. Wrap the dough ball tightly with plastic wrap and place it into the fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight for best results.
- Once the dough has chilled, remove it from the refrigerator. Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare baking sheets with parchment paper. Prepare a flat surface with a light dusting of flour.
- Unwrap the dough and divide it in half. Using a rolling pin, roll it out to ¼ inch thick. Use your cookie cutter to make the gingerbread man shapes. Repeat until all of your dough is gone. Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheet.
- Place into oven and bake cookies for 8 - 11 minutes or until the edges are set and crisp. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely on a cooling rack before decorating (about 10 minutes).
- While the cookies are cooling, white frosting and powdered sugar using a hand or stand mixer.
- Once the cookies have thoroughly cooled, place the white frosting mixture in a piping bag and cut a small hole in the tip. Give your gingerbread man some eyes, a smile, and some buttons.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 179kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 96mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g
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