Gingerbread Men
Prep: 41 minutes Chill: 1 hour
Cook: 14 minutes per batch
1 cup butteror magarine, softened
1 1/2 cups firmly packed dark brown sugar
2 large eggs
2/3 cup molasses
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
6 1/2 to 7 cups flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
white frosting, candies, and/or raisins for decorating
Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add brown sugar, beating well. Add eggs, molasses, and lemon juice; beat well.
Combine 2 cups flour, baking powder, and next 6 ingredients; stir well. Add to butter mixture, beating at low speed until blended. Gradually add enough remaining flour to make a stiff dough, mixing well. Shape dough into 2 balls. Cover and chill at least 2 hours.
Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness and cut with favorite cutters.
Bake at 350 for 10-14 minutes or until firm but not browned. Cool one minute on cookie sheet. Remove to wire racks and cool completely.
Decorate as desired with frosting, and candies or raisins.
Yeild: 2 1/2 to 8 dozen depending on the size of cutter
*note* I usually switch to my bread hook and incorporate all 7 cups of flour. It makes a nice stiff dough that will allow you to use enclosed cutters with impressions on them.
This might help:
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-53199-gingerbread.html+recipe
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-49970-gingerbread.html+recipe
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-53174-gingerbread.html+recipe
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-10706-gingerbread.html+recipe
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-12980-gingerbread.html+recipe
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-11951-gingerbread.html+recipe
I made the light and fluffy gingerbread cookie recipe from this site today and they truned out really fantastic! They look so professional when they come out of the oven!
Which one did you do? Was it easy?
Yep! Here it is....
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-2418-8-Soft--Fluffy-Ginger-Cookies.html
They looked store-bought when they came outta the oven. This was the first time I had ever made any kind of a gingerbread cookie and man! They are fantastic!
(I was just thinking I'd post a pic but I sent most with my husband to work and ate the rest!)
Thanks for posting the recipe that you used. I was just reading and it says to form into balls and roll in sugar...is this how you did them? I was hoping to find a good recipe for cut-out gingerbread. will this recipe work like that or do I need to find a different one? if this one won't work, what would you recommend for cut-out gingerbread cookies?
Thanks sooo much!
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