Gingerbread Men Cookies

they are soooo cute....!!!!!

well, when you see these men, you will be sooo dramatically happy for they are soo pretty in shapes, well-decorated and colorful too..normally, this cookie recipe is baking during christmas festival..christmas baking wouldn't seem complete without a batch of gingerbread men..but who cares about christmas baking ayte since we can bake them for hari raya too..what i mostly love about these cookies is they are fragrant with ground ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves-the amount of which can be adjusted to suit your own individual taste..

ingredients:

• 3 cups of all purpose flour


• 1/4 tsp of salt


• 3/4 tsp of baking soda


• 2 tsp of ground ginger


• 1 tsp of cinnamon


• 1/4 tsp of ground cloves


• 1/4 tsp of ground nutmeg


• 1/2 cup of butter, room temperature


• 1/2 cup of granulated white sugar @ dark brown sugar


• 1 large egg


• 2/3 cup of molasses @ dark corn syrup

methods:

• in a large bowl, cream together the flour, baking soda, salt and spices. set aside.


• in another bowl of your electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. add an egg and molasses until well combined. gradually add the flour mixture beating until incorporated.


• cover and chill the dough for a few hours or overnight. (take out one hour before rolling)


• on a floured surface,roll out the dough to a thickness of about 1/4 inch. cut the dough with gingerbread cutter and place on the baking sheet.


• bake for 10-15 minutes depending on sizes and let it cool before frosting and decorating the gingerbread.

if u like your gingerbread cookies on the soft side, bake them a little less than the recipes states as the longer the bake, the harder they will become..

~xoxo~

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