How to Make Favorite Traditional Gingerbread Men Cookies

Traditional Gingerbread Men Cookies.

Traditional Gingerbread Men Cookies

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, traditional gingerbread men cookies. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Traditional Gingerbread Men Cookies is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It's enjoyed by millions every day. It's simple, it's fast, it tastes yummy. Traditional Gingerbread Men Cookies is something which I've loved my entire life. They're fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook traditional gingerbread men cookies using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Traditional Gingerbread Men Cookies:

{Make ready 3 cups of flour.
{Make ready 2 tsp of ground ginger.
{Take 1 tsp of ground cinnamon.
{Take 1 tsp of baking soda.
{Take 1 of \4 tsp ground nutmeg.
{Make ready 1 of \4 tsp salt.
{Get 3 of \4 cup melted unsalted butter.
{Take 3 of \4 cup brown sugar.
{Prepare 1 of \2 cup molasses.
{Make ready 1 of egg.

Instructions to make Traditional Gingerbread Men Cookies:

Mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt in a large bowl..
Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl. I find an electric mixer makes this part easier. Mix until it is light and fluffy..
Add molasses and egg. Beat well..
Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed (electric mixer) until well mixed..
Press dough into a thick, flat disc. Wrap in wax paper. Place in refrigerator overnight. I find rolling out the dough before chilling makes it easier on you the next day..
Next day: Preheat oven to 350..
Roll dough into 1\4 inch thick on floured wax paper. Cut out gingerbread men with a cookie cutter..
Place gingerbread men on greased cookie sheet and bake in oven for 8-10minutes. Look for the edges of the cookies to just start to turn brown. Then, you know they are done..
Let cookies cool for about 5 minutes. Then, decorate as desired with icing, gumdrops, candy, etc..

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