Gingerbread Men Cookies
Gingerbread Men Cookies - classic Christmas cookies full of all those delicious spices. Decorated with white frosting to make them extra fun and festive.
Servings: 36
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 1/2 cup butter , softened
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 3 to 3 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1 Tbls cinnamon
Instructions
- In the bowl for an electric mixer pour water over the softened butter. Add brown sugar and molasses, mix well.
- In a separate bowl whisk together 3 cups flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon. Add to molasses mixture, blend well. Add more flour if the dough is really stick.
- Cover and chill for 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Roll dough onto a lightly floured surface about 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick. Cut into "men".
- Bake for 10 minutes. If you want crispy cookies, you can bake a little longer. Remove from oven, and allow to cool.
- Frost if desired.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 91kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 123mg | Sugar: 6g
