Classic Gingerbread Men
An easy, classic holiday recipe
Equipment
- Sheet Pan, Cookie Cutter, Parchment Paper
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups All-Purpose Flour Sifted
- 1.5 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Ground Ginger
- 1/4 tsp Allspice
- 1/4 tsp Clove
- 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
- 1/2 cup Dark Brown Sugar Packed
- 6 tbsp Salted Butter Room Temperature
- 1 Egg
- 1/4 cup Molasses
- 1/2 tbsp Maple Syrup
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla
Icing
- 1.5 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1.5 tbsp Water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift the flour into a large bowl and add the spices and brown sugar. Beat the egg and add that along with the butter, molasses, maple syrup and vanilla to the bowl.
- Mix together and you will get a thick dough. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes to harden.
- Once cooled, place on a floured piece of parchment paper and roll out dough to make the cookies. Lay the cut unbaked, cookies onto a parchment lined sheet pan and bake for 8-10 minutes. The cookies will not brown so visually it is hard to tell when they are done. 8 minutes should be sufficient depending on how thick you make the cookies.
- When the cookies are done, mix the icing ingredients and pipe using a ziploc bag. Just cut a TINY hole in a corner.