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Gingerbread Men Cookies

Gingerbread Men Cookies
Gingerbread Men Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains roughly 8g of protein, 28g of fat, and It is perfect for Christmas. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 3 hours and 50 minutes. Head to the store and pick up sugar, royal icing, water, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

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Beat butter and sugar at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until fluffy.
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Stir together baking soda and 1/4 cup hot water until dissolved; stir in molasses.
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Stir together flour and next 4 ingredients.
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Add to butter mixture alternately with molasses mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Shape mixture into a ball; cover and chill 1 hour.
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Preheat oven to 35
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Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface.
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Cut dough with a 4-inch gingerbread man-shaped cookie cutter.
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Place 2 inches apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
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Bake at 350 for 15 to 18 minutes.
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Let cool on baking sheets 2 minutes; transfer to wire racks. Cool completely (about 30 minutes).
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Spoon Royal Icing into a small zip-top plastic freezer bag. Snip 1 corner of bag to make a small hole; pipe faces on cookies, or spread cookies with Buttermilk Frosting. Decorate cookies as desired with candies and sugar crystals.
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Gingerbread Snowflake Cookies: Prepare recipe as directed, cutting dough with a 1- to 2 1/2-inch snowflake-shaped cutter.
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Place 2 inches apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
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Bake at 350 for 13 to 17 minutes. Cool and decorate as directed. Makes: about 9 dozen. Hands-on time: 1 hr.; Total time: 4 hr., 50 min., including icing and frosting.
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Ready In3 hrs, 50 m.
Servings12
Health Score4
Dish TypesSide Dish
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