Gingerbread Boys and Girls
Gingerbread Boys and Girls requires roughly 2 hours and 30 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 18 servings with 265 calories, 3g of protein, and 6g of fat each. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. A mixture of ground ginger, confectioners' sugar, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious.
Instructions
Using a mixer on low speed, cream the brown sugar and butter in a large bowl until thoroughly combined.
Mix in the eggs and molasses.
Sift together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in another bowl.
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.
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.
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.
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.