Recipes
Gingerbread People
24 servings
1 hour, 20 minutes total (Active 20 minutes)
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Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg (or ¼ cup egg substitute)
- ⅓ cup molasses
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- Wax paper
Steps
- Set butter out to soften. Place butter and sugar in large bowl; beat with electric mixer on HIGH until light and fluffy. Add egg, molasses, and water; beat until combined.
- Combine in medium bowl: flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger until blended. Add flour mixture to butter mixture; beat until combined.
- Divide dough in half and place on large pieces of wax paper. Fold paper over and press to form ½-inch-thick discs. Chill 30 minutes or until firm.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Roll out dough between wax paper to about ¼ inch thick. Cut out gingerbread people using floured cookie cutter. Arrange cookies 2 inches apart on nonstick baking sheets.
- Bake 8–10 minutes until edges are golden. Let stand 5 minutes to cool on baking sheet, then transfer to cooling rack and let stand until completely cooled. Decorate as desired; serve. (Makes 24 cookies.)
Do not eat raw dough/batter.
Amount per 1⁄24 recipe serving: Calories 130, Total Fat 4g, Sat Fat 2.5g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 20mg, Sodium 85mg, Total Carb 21g, Fiber 0g, Total Sugar 10g, (Incl. 10g Added Sugars), Protein 2g, Vitamin D 0%, Calc 2%, Iron 6%, Potassium 2%