Gingerbread Men

Name: Gingerbread Men
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 48
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 177 milliliters firmly packed brown sugar; 79 milliliters butter, softened; 1 Candy-coated chewy fruit-flavored; 48 servings Currants; 1 large egg; 651 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons ground allspice; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 118 milliliters molasses; 48 servings Red cinnamon candies, cut in half; 0 teaspoons salt

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Gingerbread Men a try. This recipe serves 48. One serving contains 164 calories, 1g of protein, and 1g of fat. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have molasses, egg, firmly brown sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Beat butter at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating until blended.

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Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Add egg, beating until blended.

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Egg

Add molasses, beating well.

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Molasses

Combine flour and next 5 ingredients; gradually add to molasses mixture, beating until blended. Cover and chill dough 2 hours.

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Molasses

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Roll half of dough to 1/4" thickness on a floured surface.

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Dough

Roll

Cut Gingerbread Men with a 3" cookie cutter.

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Cookie Cutter

Place on greased cookie sheets.

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Baking Sheet

Add excess dough to remaining half of dough; wrap in wax paper, and chill. Press currants, cinnamon candy halves, and fruit-flavored candy pieces into cookies for eyes, mouth, and buttons.

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Cinnamon