How To Make Gingerbread Men Cookies

How To Make Gingerbread Men Cookies

A little spicy, a little sweet, and completely delicious, gingerbread men aren't just for Christmas anymore. Decorate them to suit any occasion and enjoy them all year around.

You Will Need:

• 2 ½ cups (620ml) all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ¾ tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground cloves
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• ½ cups (120ml) butter, , room temperature
• ½ cups (120ml) molasses
• ¼ cups (60ml) water
• 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
• icings, frostings, candies for decoration
• Mixing Bowl
• mixer or whisk
• parchment paper
• cookie sheet
• plastic wrap
• cookie cutter
• sprinkles
• icing

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Step 1:

Dry Ingredients

Combine flour, salt, baking soda, nutmeg, ginger, cloves and cinnamon in a medium bowl.

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Step 2:

Mix

In a large bowl, mix butter and sugar until smooth, then mix in the molasses, water, and vanilla. Add flour mixture in a little at a time until you have a soft dough.

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Step 3:

Wait

Divide the dough into two pieces, wrap them in plastic, and refrigerate for at least two hours - you need the dough to get firm so that you can work with it.

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Step 4:

Pre-Heat

Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees (190 C, Gas Mark 5)

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Step 5:

Roll

Roll your dough out on a lightly floured surface until it's between 1/8 and 1/4 inch thick. Cut gingerbread men out with your cookie cutters and put them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

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Step 6:

Bake

Bake your cookies about 9-12 minutes, until the edges are firm and they're lightly browned. Let them cool on the pan for 5 minutes, and then move them to a cooling rack.

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Step 7:

Decorate

This is where you can get creative. Use icings, frostings, candies, colored sugars, sprinkles, and other decorative edibles, and start layering them on the cookies. Use your imagination. Experiment. You can always eat any cookies that don't come out the way you want.

Done.