Gingerbread men cookies
Gingerbread men cookies recipe in the cookie category
Recipe ingredients:
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch ground cloves
- 1 pinch ground allspice
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, soft
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 1 large whole egg
- 1/4 cup dark molasses
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup raisins
Recipe method:
- In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, clove and allspice. Set aside.
- Using an electric mixer, blend the butter, sugar and egg until light and fluffy.
- Blend in molasses and vanilla.
- In several separate stages, gradually blend in the flour mixture.
- Scrape the sides of the bowl using a rubber spatula after each addition.
- Divide the dough in half then wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Roll out the dough on a lightly floured board until a 1/4 inch thick.
- When rolling, lift then turn the dough often, scattering the surface lightly with flour to keep the dough from sticking.
- Cut out the cookies with your favorite cookie cutter.
- Using a spatula, transfer cookies to a lightly greased baking sheet, spacing cookies about 11/2 inches apart.
- Gently press raisins into cookies to make the eyes and buttons.
- Bake the cookies until golden brown and the edges are slightly dark, about 7 to 10 minutes.
- Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool.
- If desired decorate the cooled cookies with icing.
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