Gingerbread People. This recipe is more like a gingersnaps recipe rather than a soft and/or chewy gingerbread people recipe. However they were really tasty and worked well with cutouts. The icing recipe worked very well.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
Using an electric mixer, beat butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy; beat in egg and molasses.
With mixer on low, gradually add flour mixture; mix just until combined.
You can have Gingerbread People using 12 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Gingerbread People
- You need 2 1/4 cup of All purpose flour.
- You need 2 tsp of Ground cinnamon.
- You need 2 tsp of Ground ginger.
- You need 1 tsp of Baking powder.
- It's 1/2 tsp of Salt.
- Prepare 1/4 tbsp of Ground cloves.
- You need 1/4 tsp of Ground nutmeg.
- Prepare 3/4 cup of (1 1/2 sticks) butter softened.
- You need 1/2 cup of Packed light brown sugar.
- It's 1/2 cup of Dark molasses.
- You need 1 each of Egg.
- Prepare 1 of as needed Decorations.
Divide dough in half; flatten into disks. Combine flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt, stirring mixture well with a whisk. Place brown sugar and butter in a bowl. These little folks have been around for centuries.
Gingerbread People instructions
- Combine flour cinnamon ginger baking powder salt cloves and nutmeg. Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses and egg. gradually add flour mixture. Beat until well blended. Shape dough into 3 discs wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 1 hr or until firm..
- Preheat oven to 350°F working with one disc at a time place on lightly floured surface. Roll out dough with lightly floured rolling pin to 3/16 in thickness. Cut dough into gingerbread people with floured 5 in cutters. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Press dough trimmings together gently. Reroll and cut out more cookies..
- Bake about 12 min or until edges are golden brown. Let cookies stand on cookie sheets 1 min. Remove to wire racks to cool completely..
- Decorate if you please.
Gingerbread originated in the Middle Ages, when it was eaten year-round as a delicacy at fairs. On American shores, the spicy-sweet aroma and festive shapes are familiar symbols during winter holidays. Source: Better Homes and Gardens Gingerbread People Of course you don't have to cut these cookies into any particular shape, but if you want to make gingerbread people this is the recipe to use. And these cookies are ideal for decorating; I usually use Royal Icing for that purpose. Decorate as desired with oven-safe decorations.