Gingerbread Men Cookies
Gingerbread Men Cookies. Soft, flavorful gingerbread men cookies. All the spices of Christmas in a chewy, delicious cookie.
Servings: 60 3" cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 3/4 cup molasses
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon ginger powder
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon all spice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
Instructions
- Use mixer to beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add in dark brown sugar and molasses. Beat again until well combined.
- Beat in egg and vanilla until combined, scraping down sides as needed.
- In a small bowl, stir together flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, all spice, salt, and baking powder. Slow beat into butter mixture, about 1/2 cup a time, scraping down sides as needed.
- Form dough into a large circle, about 1" in thickness, and 12" in diameter. Cover in plastic wrap and place in refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking maps.
- Flour a working surface and place dough on surface. Lightly flour top of dough and roll until about 1/4" thick. Cut out gingerbread cookies. Bake for 6-9 minutes, or until started to turn golden. Let cook on sheet for at least 3 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.
Notes
- If you leave the dough in the refrigerator for longer than about 6 hours, you will need to let it sit at room temperature for about 15 minutes before it's ready to roll.
- The measurement of tablespoon for cinnamon and ginger powder is correct.
- To decorate these cookies, I use the royal icing recipe from here: Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing