Gingerbread Trees with Juniper Berry Glaze

Name: Gingerbread Trees with Juniper Berry Glaze
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 64
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking soda; 118 milliliters (packed) golden brown sugar; 1 teaspoon ground allspice; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 177 milliliters half and half; 28 grams 1/3 cup juniper berries, lightly crushed; 59 milliliters mild-flavored (light) molasses; 454 grams powdered sugar; 1 teaspoons salt; 532 milliliters unbleached all purpose flour; 237 milliliters (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature; 64 servings Assorted decorations (colored sugars, nonpareils, and dragées)

Need a vegetarian dessert? Gingerbread Trees with Juniper Berry Glaze could be an excellent recipe to try. This recipe serves 64. One portion of this dish contains roughly 1g of protein, 3g of fat, and a total of 85 calories. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of ground ginger, ground allspice, golden brown sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Whisk first 6 ingredients in medium bowl. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in molasses. Beat in dry ingredients. Gather dough; divide into 4 pieces. Shape into disks. Wrap; chill at least 2 hours and up to 2 days.

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Molasses

Butter

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Sugar

Wrap

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Whisk

Bowl

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.

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Roll out 1 dough disk to 1/8-inch thickness. Using 3 1/2-inch cutter, cut out cookies.

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Cut Out Cookies

Dough

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Transfer to sheet. Gather scraps; chill.

Bake cookies until almost firm in center, 12 minutes. Cool on sheets 2 minutes, then cool on racks. Repeat, using all dough. Do ahead Store airtight at room temperature up to 3 days or freeze up to 2 weeks.

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