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Gingerbread Shaped Cookies Recipe

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Gingerbread Man cookies: ***Refrigerate dough for minimum 4 hours

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup butter, softened
• ¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar
• ½ cup molasses
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon pure Vanilla

PROCESS:

• Mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt in large bowl. Set aside. Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add molasses, egg, vanilla & mix well. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until well mixed. Press dough into a thick flat disk. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness on lightly floured work surface. Cut into gingerbread men shapes with 5-inch cookie cutter. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges of cookies are set and just begin to brown. Cool on baking sheets 1 to 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

Decorate cooled cookies as desired.

Store cookies in airtight container up to 5 days.
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Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This was a fun activity we did together a couple of weeks before Christmas, I organized the cookie decorating day and then I would make appetizers for everyone.

 

 

 

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