Gingerbread Boys And Girls

Name: Gingerbread Boys And Girls
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking soda; 237 milliliters packed brown sugar; 355 milliliters dark molasses; 2 egg yolks; 2 liters all-purpose flour; 10 drops food coloring; 1 teaspoon ground allspice; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 177 milliliters raisins; 1 teaspoon salt; 79 milliliters shortening; 1 teaspoons water

Need a dairy free and vegetarian dessert? Gingerbread Boys And Girls could be an excellent recipe to try. This recipe makes 30 servings with 218 calories, 3g of protein, and 3g of fat each. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. If you have flour, egg yolks, molasses, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Mix shortening, brown sugar, and molasses thoroughly. Stir in 2/3 cup water. Blend flour, soda, salt, and spices; stir into molasses mixture. Chill for about 1 hour.

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Brown Sugar

Shortening

Molasses

Spices

All Purpose Flour

Water

Salt

Pop

Roll the dough about 1/4 inch thick.

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Dough

Roll

Cut with boy and girl cookie cutters.

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Cookie Cutter

Make egg yolk paint by blending egg yolks and 1/2 teaspoon water. Divide the yolk among a few small bowls, and add food coloring to each cup for desired color. Paint the clothes and decorations on the cookies as desired. Carefully transfer to a lightly greased baking sheet. Using a toothpick, make a hole in the top of each cookie. Press raisins into dough for eyes, nose, mouth. Use bits of candied cherries for coat buttons, and strips of citron for ties.

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Candied Cherries