Description
Delicious and festive Christmas Gingerbread Men cookies.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Royal icing for decoration
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, baking soda, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until smooth.
- Add egg, molasses, and vanilla to the butter mixture. Mix well.
- Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients. Mix until combined.
- Chill the dough for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Roll out dough on a floured surface to about 1/4 inch thick.
- Cut out shapes using a gingerbread man cookie cutter.
- Place cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges are firm.
- Allow cookies to cool before decorating with royal icing.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container.
- Cookies can be frozen for later use.
- Decorate with candy for added fun.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
Keywords: Christmas Gingerbread Men, holiday cookies, gingerbread cookies