Spiced Gingerbread Piggies

Name: Spiced Gingerbread Piggies
Prep time: 2 h 45 min
Cook time: 2 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 0 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 710 milliliters confectioners sugar, whisked to remove lumps; 2 egg whites; 591 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 12 servings Food coloring, optional; 2 teaspoons ground allspice; 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground cloves; 1 Tbsp ground ginger; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 1 Juice lemon; 118 milliliters light brown sugar; 59 milliliters mild molasses; 1 teaspoons fine salt; 237 milliliters (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature

One serving contains 410 calories, 4g of protein, and 16g of fat. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. Not It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. A mixture of ground allspice, brown sugar, ground ginger, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours and 45 minutes.

Instructions

Special equipment: 5-inch-long and 3-inch-wide copper piggy cookie cutter

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Cookie Cutter

Combine butter, sugar, and molasses in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk together the remaining dry ingredients in a separate bowl.

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Molasses

Butter

Sugar

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Stand Mixer

Whisk

Bowl

Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture in increments, and continue to beat until thoroughly mixed together.

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Butter

Pour the dough out onto the countertop and divide into 3 pieces. Press each piece into a disk and wrap in plastic wrap.

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Dough

Wrap

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Place in the refrigerator and chill for 1 to 2 hours, or up to 3 days.

Adjust the racks to the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line sheet trays with parchment paper.

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Baking Paper

Oven

Spread 2 large pieces of parchment paper out and very lightly flour them.

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Spread

All Purpose Flour

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Place a disk of dough between the parchment sheets and roll out to 1/4-inch thickness. Repeat with the remaining disks of dough. Rework all the scraps into balls and re-chill before reusing. Repeat with all the dough.

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Dough

Roll

Cut out cookies and place on the parchment-lined sheet trays with an offset spatula, leaving 1 inch between each cookie.

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Cut Out Cookies

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Offset Spatula

Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on the sheet trays for 5 minutes, and then transfer to a cooling rack to continue cooling to room temperature before decorating the cookies with Royal Icing.

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Icing