Traditional Gingerbread Men Cookies. Buy Seasonal Gifts, Cards, Party Supplies & More. Great Prices on Seasonal Gifts, Cards, Party Supplies & More. Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses, egg and water. In another bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients minus frosting; gradually beat into creamed mixture.
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In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and black pepper.
Gingerbread cookie recipes all start the same and mine comes from my mom.
You can have Traditional Gingerbread Men Cookies using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Traditional Gingerbread Men Cookies
- You need 3 cups of flour.
- It's 2 tsp of ground ginger.
- It's 1 tsp of ground cinnamon.
- Prepare 1 tsp of baking soda.
- Prepare 1 of \4 tsp ground nutmeg.
- You need 1 of \4 tsp salt.
- Prepare 3 of \4 cup melted unsalted butter.
- It's 3 of \4 cup brown sugar.
- Prepare 1 of \2 cup molasses.
- It's 1 of egg.
To her recipe, I add a little more molasses and increase the amount of spice favors (cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and allspice). I like a gingerbread cookies with A LOT of flavor and I know you will too. Transfer the cookies to ungreased cookie sheets (or, if you've rolled right onto the parchment, remove the dough scraps between the cookies). Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for several minutes, or until they're set.
Traditional Gingerbread Men Cookies step by step
- Mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt in a large bowl..
- Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl. I find an electric mixer makes this part easier. Mix until it is light and fluffy..
- Add molasses and egg. Beat well..
- Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed (electric mixer) until well mixed..
- Press dough into a thick, flat disc. Wrap in wax paper. Place in refrigerator overnight. I find rolling out the dough before chilling makes it easier on you the next day..
- Next day: Preheat oven to 350..
- Roll dough into 1\4 inch thick on floured wax paper. Cut out gingerbread men with a cookie cutter..
- Place gingerbread men on greased cookie sheet and bake in oven for 8-10minutes. Look for the edges of the cookies to just start to turn brown. Then, you know they are done..
- Let cookies cool for about 5 minutes. Then, decorate as desired with icing, gumdrops, candy, etc..
This easy recipe for gingerbread men is great for baking with children, and it makes a lovely homemade Christmas present. Mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt in large bowl. Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Grease or line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Sprinkle flour over dough and rolling pin.