Servings: 4
Calories: 1285kcal
Equipment
- Rolling Pin
- Pastry Blender
- Hand mixer
- cut and serve turner
- Stand Mixer optional
- Parchment paper
- Baking sheet
- wire cooling rack
- gingerbread cookie cutter
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar packed
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 12 Tablespoons butter room temperature, cut into 12 pieces
- 3/4 cup molasses dark molasses
- 2 Tablespoons milk
For the frosting:
- 2 Tbs butter room temperature
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 Tablespoons milk
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt.
- Using a pastry blender, incorporate the butter pieces into the mixture until it resembles fine meal. Add the butter pieces.
- The molasses and milk should be added gradually while the mixer is set on low speed, and mixed for about 30 seconds.
- Make two balls out of the dough by dividing it in half. If you're in a rush, place them in the freezer for approximately 20 minutes, or you may cover them in plastic wrap and refrigerate them for two hours or overnight.
- Set the oven to 350 degrees. Put parchment paper on two baking trays.
- One dough sheet should be taken out of the fridge or freezer and placed on the counter. The dough should be rolled out to a thickness of about 12 inch. If necessary, sprinkle little flour on your rolling pin. Gingerbread men should be cut out and put on baking pans.
- For five minutes, put the gingerbread men in the fridge (meanwhile you can roll out the other dough ball).
- For 8 to 11 minutes, or until the centers of the cookies are set and the dough barely leaves a fingertip imprint, bake the cookies (depending on the size of your cookie cutter). Aim not to overbake!
- To a wire rack, remove the cookies. Before frosting, let the cake reach room temperature.
- Use parchment paper to separate the layers of an airtight container to store gingerbread cookies. For up to three months, freeze.
- Butter, milk, and 1 cup of powdered sugar should be combined in a bowl to make the frosting. Blend until uniform. A further cup of powdered sugar should be added and smoothed out. If desired, add frosting to the piping bag.
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Nutrition
Calories: 1285kcal | Carbohydrates: 222g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 26g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 107mg | Sodium: 856mg | Potassium: 1141mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 147g | Vitamin A: 1255IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 232mg | Iron: 8mg
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