Chocolate Gingerbread Men

Name: Chocolate Gingerbread Men
Prep time: 2 h 10 min
Cook time: 2 h 10 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 40
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams Ghirardelli 60% Bittersweet Chocolate Baking Bar; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 118 milliliters firmly packed dark brown sugar; 118 milliliters Ghirardelli Unsweetened Cocoa; 1 large egg; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters granulated white sugar; 2 Tbsps ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground cloves; 2 Tbsps ground ginger; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 59 milliliters molasses; 0 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters unsalted butter, at room temperature

Chocolate Gingerbread Men might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 40 servings with 111 calories, 2g of protein, and 5g of fat each. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up granulated sugar, egg, ground ginger, and a few other things to make it today. 1 person found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours and 10 minutes.

Instructions

Melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler or in a heatproof bowl over simmering water, stirring occasionally until smooth. Set aside to cool.

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In a large bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the butter, brown sugar, white sugar, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg until the mixture is light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.

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Baking Soda

Brown Sugar

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Cinnamon

Butter

Clove

Ginger

Nutmeg

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All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Hand Mixer

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Add the molasses, egg, and melted chocolate and continue beating on medium speed for an additional 2 minutes. On low speed, slowly add the dry ingredients and mix just until combined.

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Chocolate

Molasses

Egg

Transfer the dough to a flat surface and flatten into a disk. Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, or up to 5 days.

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Wrap

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.

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Divide the chilled dough into four equal quarters, leaving three quarters in the refrigerator. Lightly flour a flat work surface and roll out one piece of dough to a thickness of about 1/8 inch. Using a small (2 to 2 1/2 -inch) gingerbread man or woman cookie cutter, cut out as many cookies as possible.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Roll

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Place the cookies on the prepared cookie sheets, about 1 inch apart. Gather all the dough scraps into a ball and place in the refrigerator. Take out another quarter of the dough, and continue rolling out the dough and cutting cookies until all the dough has been used.

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Baking Sheet

Bake the cookies for 8 to 10 minutes until slightly raised. Using a spatula, remove the cookies from the cookie sheets, transferring to a wire rack to cool.

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