Gingerbread People
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Original is 25 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (41.4 g)
- Calories 137.7
- Total Fat - 4.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.7 g
- Cholesterol - 45.9 mg
- Sodium - 87.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 20.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.5 g
- Sugars - 9.1 g
- Protein - 2.8 g
- Calcium - 23.9 mg
- Iron - 0.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a medium mixing bowl sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and ground cloves; set aside.
Step 2
In a large mixing bowl beat butter for 30 seconds with an electric mixer.
Step 3
Add sugar; beat until fluffy.
Step 4
Add egg, molasses, and vanilla; beat until combined.
Step 5
Beat in ginger and as much of the flour mixture as you can with the mixer.
Step 6
Stir in remaining flour with a wooden spoon.
Step 7
Cover; chill dough about 3 hours, or overnight, or until easy to handle.
Step 8
Preheat oven to 375 degree F.
Step 9
On a lightly floured surface roll dough to about 1/8-inch thickness.
Step 10
Cut dough using 5-inch gingerbread people cookie cutters.
Step 11
Arrange the cutouts about 1 inch apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
Step 12
Bake for 5 to 6 minutes or until edges are firm and bottoms are light brown.
Step 13
Cool cookies on a wire rack.
Step 14
Pipe designs on cookies with tinted Royal Icing if desired
Tips
No special items needed.
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