Gingerbread Man Recipe
Serves 26 cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon each ground cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice
Directions
- Ina large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beatin the molasses, egg and water. Combine the flour, ginger, baking soda,salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice; add to creamed mixture and mixwell. Divide dough in half. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until easy tohandle.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out eachportion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 4-in. cookiecutter. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Reroll scraps.
- Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until edges are firm. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Decorate as desired. Yield: about 2 dozen.
- Making gingerbread men is a very important tradition with me and my family. Every year we either bake gingerbread men or we make a gingerbread house, but each year I look forward and cherish the time I get to spend with my family. It really means a lot to me. My favorite part is getting to eat the gingerbread men when we have finished decorating them. They are always so tasty. I will always remember those memories spent with my family. Here are a few pictures of the gingerbread men we made over the Christmas break!
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