Christmas Gingerbread Man Cookies Recipe

Roll the dough out to a 0 5cm in thickness on a lightly floured surface.

Christmas gingerbread man cookies recipe. A batch of gingerbread boys or girls or reindeer for that matter is a blank canvas for merry decorating. Remove to wire racks. Cut into gingerbread men shapes with 5 inch cookie cutter.

It doesn t get more festive than these classic spiced just right gingerbread man cookie recipes. In saucepan stir sugar molasses water spices 1 have doubled the ginger cinnamon and clove measurements as i like it stronger and boil in low heat until sugar dissolves. Gingerbread man cookie cutter.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges of cookies are set and just begin to brown. Preheat oven to 350 degrees f. Cool on baking sheets 1 to 2 minutes.

Then in a separate large mixing bowl beat together the butter and brown sugar for a few minutes. Cut into gingerbread men shapes with 5 inch cookie cutter. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.

Remove from heat and add the butter 3. Cut with a floured 4 in. In a large mixing bowl combine the flour ginger cinnamon cloves baking powder and salt.

Bake until slightly puffed and set 9 to 10 minutes depending on the size of your cookie cutters. Bake cookies until crisp but not darkened 12 to 15 minutes rotating sheets between upper and lower racks halfway through baking. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.