Now, who doesn't make Gingerbread Men during the Holiday? Got to do it. Real Simple has a good looking recipe!
Old-Fashioned Gingerbread Men
5 to 5/12 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 cup unsulfured molasses
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, and spices in a large bowl; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter, brown sugar, and egg on medium until smooth. Add the molasses and beat until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
Add the vanilla.
Stir in the flour mixture 1 cup at a time, blending until smooth.
The dough should gather into a semifirm mass. (If it's not firm, add another ¼ to ½ cup flour, but not enough to make it crumbly.)
Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface.
Divide in half.
Flatten into disks and wrap in plastic.
Refrigerate at least 2 hours or up to 1 week. Preheat oven to 350° F.
On a floured surface, roll each disk to 1/8 inch thick.
Use gingerbread-man cutters to make shapes.
Transfer them to a large, parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing them about 1 inch apart. Decorate, if desired.
Bake until firm to the touch, about 12 minutes.
Cool slightly before transferring to a rack
Yield: Makes 3 dozen medium gingerbread men
NUTRITION PER SERVING CALORIES 164(29% from fat); FAT 5g (sat 3g); PROTEIN 2mg; CHOLESTEROL 19mg; CALCIUM 32mg; SODIUM 92mg; FIBER 1g; CARBOHYDRATE 27g; IRON 2mg
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