Gingerbread Men
Gingerbread Men
Gingerbread comes in all shapes, sizes, and textures, but as soon as you cut a cute, round-headed man out of gingerbread cookie dough, you've got a classic holiday treat that can be decorated however your holiday-heart desires.
Servings
12
Ingredients
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 1/2 stick butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 cup flour, plus more for dusting
- 2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon all-spice
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions
- In a stand mixer, cream together the sugar and butter. Add the eggs, one at a time, until fully incporated, and then add the molasses and vanilla extract. Sift together the dry ingredients in a bowl and slowly add to the egg mixture until evenly combined and a dough forms.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour until firm. Divide the dough into halves and roll out each half at a time onto a floured work surface. Roll until the dough is ⅛-inch thick and cut out the gingerbread men. Lay them out on baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Repeat steps with the dough scraps and the other half of dough.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Bake in the oven for 10 minutes, until the edges are browned. Decorate the cookies using icing, sprinkles, and other candies.*