EASY GINGERBREAD MEN COOKIE RECIPE

Easy Gingerbread Men Cookie Recipe! Nothing says holidays like fully decorated gingerbread men cookies. The recipe below will teach you how to make a gingerbread cookie and help you get started on homemaking some of the best AND cutest gingerbread men (and more) out there.

Your entire family will enjoy baking from beginning to end; or at the very least, the end!

These cookies are the perfect consistency, a not too soft, not too hard gingerbread cookie that looks beautiful in royal icing and sprinkles.

Now that your Mason Jar Lid Wreath is hung, it’s time to start baking! You can use this recipe to make adorable little gingerbread men and women or shape how you want with fun holiday cookie cutters. Our favorite cutters and important tips in creating your cookies listed below article!

What You Need

• 2-1/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 stick 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1-2/3 cups dark brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup molasses
• Icing recipe located on site
• Sprinkles & Jimmies to decorate

Instructions

1. In a small bowl, add flour, banking powder, baking soda, salt and spices. Mix well to combine and set aside.
2. Mix butter and brown sugar until well blended. This may take a bit but mashing the butter and the sugar together with the back of the spoon works well. Add egg and mix well. Stir in molasses. Add flour and mix until just combined.
3. Place dough onto a piece of plastic wrap and wrap tightly. Refrigerate for 2-4 hours.
4. Preheat oven to 375 and line a baking pan with parchment paper. Break off 1/4 of the dough and return the remaining to the refrigerator.
5. ............................

for full recipes please see : www.momdot.com

Share this post