Gingerbread Skeletons
Gingerbread Skeletons might be just the dessert you are searching for. This vegetarian recipe serves 15. One portion of this dish contains about 2g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 189 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. If you have molasses, ginger, flour, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.
Instructions
In a large mixing bowl, cream the sugar and butter together.
In a separate bowl, mix the flour, salt, nutmeg, baking soda, ginger, and allspice. Gradually add the dry mixture to the wet and blend until the dough holds together.
Cover and chill for 2-3 hours.
Preheat the oven to 375°F.
Roll out dough 1/4" thick on a lightly floured surface.
Cut into shapes with cookie cutters and transfer to cookie sheet.
Remove from the oven and let cool on baking sheets or cooling racks.
Using the white decorating icing, decorate the cookies with "bones" so that they resemble skeletons.
From The Secret Life of Food
Published by Hyperion/Melcher Media, Reprinted with permission from Melcher Media