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Candied Gingerbread Men

Candied Gingerbread Men
Candied Gingerbread Men is a vegetarian dessert. One serving contains 131 calories, 1g of protein, and 4g of fat. This recipe serves 36. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of candied ginger, baking powder, baking soda, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Christmas. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

1
Place candied ginger in a food processor. Pulse until almost smooth and paste-like.
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In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
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In a medium saucepan, melt butter.
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Whisk in sugar, molasses, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, and salt.
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Let come to room temperature.
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Whisk in egg.
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Add butter mixture to flour. Stir until well combined.
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Add candied ginger paste and stir until evenly distributed.
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Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator for at least one hour.
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Lightly flour a work surface.
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Take a third of the dough out of the refrigerator.
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Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick. Use cookie cutter to cut out gingerbread men.
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Place cookies on prepared baking sheets and bake until just dry on top and brown around the edges, about 10 to 12 minutes.
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Let cookies cool for 5 minutes on baking sheets, then move to wire racks.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In45 m.
Servings36
Health Score1
Vegetarian
DietsLacto Ovo Vegetarian
Dish TypesAntipastiStarterSnackAppetizerAntipasto
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