Gingerbread Boys and Girls

Name: Gingerbread Boys and Girls
Prep time: 2 h 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking soda; 237 milliliters confectioners sugar, sifted; 177 milliliters packed dark brown sugar; 2 larges eggs; 887 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting work surface; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 Tbsp milk; 59 milliliters molasses; 1 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg; 18 servings Red and green food coloring, as desired; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 stick salted butter, softened; 18 servings Assorted sprinkles, as desired

For 80 cents per serving, this recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 3g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 265 calories. This recipe serves 18. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Christmas. If you have salt, eggs, flour, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Using a mixer on low speed, cream the brown sugar and butter in a large bowl until thoroughly combined.

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Brown Sugar

Butter

Cream

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Blender

Bowl

Mix in the eggs and molasses.

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Molasses

Egg

Sift together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in another bowl.

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Baking Soda

Cinnamon

Ginger

Nutmeg

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix with a spoon. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap; place in the refrigerator until firm, about 1 hour.

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Butter

Dough

Wrap

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Preheat the oven to 35

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Let the dough sit at room temperature for about 15 minutes, until pliable. Line 1 or more cookie sheets with parchment paper. Take about 1/2 cup dough at a time and roll on a floured surface until - to 1/4-inch thick.

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Dough

Roll

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Cut out shapes with 5-by-3-inch gingerbread boy and girl cookie cutters. (Re-roll the scraps.) Using a spatula, transfer the cookies to the prepared cookie sheets, leaving space between them. Refrigerate the cookies for 20 minutes, then bake until they just begin to brown at the edges, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool slightly, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Roll

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Cookie Cutter

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Combine the confectioners' sugar and milk in a bowl. Leave white or divide among bowls and add food coloring. Decorate cookies with icing; use a pastry bag to pipe eyes, mouths, buttons and bow ties. Top with sprinkles.

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Powdered Sugar