Gingerbread Men Cookies
Author: Lauriebear of New York
Recipe type: dessert
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¾ cup butter, softened
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 1½ tsp vanilla
Instructions
- In bowl mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt. In an electric mixer combine butter and brown sugar on medium speed until fluffy. Add molasses, egg and vanilla; mix well. Slowly add in flour mixture on low speed until well mixed. Wrap dough in plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight.
- The next day: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough to a ¼ inch thickness on a floured work surface. Cut into gingerbread men shapes with cookie cutter. Place about a finger tip apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 9 to 12 minutes or until edges of cookies are set and just begin to brown. Cool on baking sheets 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Decorate cooled cookies.
Notes
I use the white, green, & red icing from Betty Crocker just because it is so convenient but you can make your own too. Refrigerate dough overnight.