Recipe courtesy of Hamilton
Recipe courtesy of Hamilton
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Food Network Specials
Gingerbread Boys with a Bite
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- Level: Easy
- Total: 3 hr 48 min
- Prep: 40 min
- Inactive: 3 hr
- Cook: 8 min
- Yield: 24
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 24 servings
- Calories
- 157
- Total Fat
- 4 g
- Saturated Fat
- 3 g
- Carbohydrates
- 29 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 0 g
- Sugar
- 20 g
- Protein
- 2 g
- Cholesterol
- 17 mg
- Sodium
- 51 mg
These gingerbread men have a real bite. I found this old recipe for gingerbread men somewhere, and when I went to make them I decided to add my own personal touches! This is my own recipe and it is always a favorite at the cookie swap and at the holidays. The icing gives me the shivers because I like to add a lot of lemon juice (it goes wonderfully with the spicy gingerbread), and that is how it got its name.
- Level: Easy
- Total: 3 hr 48 min
- Prep: 40 min
- Inactive: 3 hr
- Cook: 8 min
- Yield: 24
-
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 24 servings
- Calories
- 157
- Total Fat
- 4 g
- Saturated Fat
- 3 g
- Carbohydrates
- 29 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 0 g
- Sugar
- 20 g
- Protein
- 2 g
- Cholesterol
- 17 mg
- Sodium
- 51 mg
Ingredients
Cookies:
Royal Icing to Give You the Shivers:
Directions
- For the cookies:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and nutmeg. Set aside. In a mixer, beat the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg and molasses, and beat until smooth. Add the flour mixture, a little at a time, and mix until incorporated and a dough is formed. Refrigerate until firm, at least 3 hours.
- Roll dough out to 1/4-inch thick, and cut gingerbread men with cookie cutters. Transfer to an ungreased cookie sheet and bake until set, about 6 to 8 minutes. Cool on wire racks.
- For the icing:
- In a mixer, combine sugar, cream of tartar, and egg whites*, and beat until stiff peaks form, about 7 minutes. Mix in the lemon juice to taste. Transfer icing to a piping bag and decorate gingerbread men.
