Gingerbread Man Cookies
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Gingerbread Man Cookies
Description
The dough for these Gingerbread Man Cookies is made by creaming softened butter with sugar, molasses, and egg, then gradually incorporating a spiced flour mixture with ginger, allspice, and nutmeg. Rolling out to a quarter-inch thickness and cutting with cookie cutters provides consistent shapes for baking at 350°F for about 10 minutes. Cooling completely is important before decorating.
The royal icing uses egg whites, cream of tartar, vanilla, and powdered sugar whipped to stiff peaks for piping details. Black gel coloring provides features like eyes and mouths, while additional decorations like sprinkles add festive detail. The icing needs around an hour to dry and set properly before handling.
These cookies deliver a familiar ginger-spiced flavor with a slightly crisp edge and tender center. They're well-suited for gifting, holiday parties, or display and can be stored after drying to maintain their texture and decoration.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened, unsalted
- 1 egg large
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water cold
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 3 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp allspice
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
Icing
- 2 egg white
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 disposable piping bags fitted with a number 2 tip
- 1 jar Sprinkles Wilton Holly brand
Instructions
Cookie directions
- Preheat oven to 350 and line cookie sheet with parchment paper
- Using a standing mixer, beat together the butter, sugar, and molasses and egg
- Add in the water and mix until combined
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, and the spices
- Gradually mix in the dry ingredients into the wet
- Roll dough out on a floured surface to 1/4 inch in thickness
- Using your favorite gingerbread man cookie cutter, cut out your shapes
- Bake in the oven for 10 minutes
- Allow to cool completely
Icing
- Using the standing mixer, combine the egg whites, cream of tarter, vanilla and powder sugar and mix until combined and stiff peaks form
- Scoop icing into the piping bag
- Decorate your cookies how ever you want.
- Allow icing to dry for a hour before enjoying!
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 20Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 240 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 240kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 46g | 15% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 13mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 167mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 29g | 58% |
| Vitamin A | 154IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 23mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
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