Gingerbread Cutouts
- Level: Easy
- Yield: about 24 cookies
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 24 servings
- Calories
- 106
- Total Fat
- 2
- Saturated Fat
- 1
- Carbohydrates
- 22
- Dietary Fiber
- 0
- Sugar
- 17
- Protein
- 1
- Cholesterol
- 18
- Sodium
- 49
- Total: 2 hr 45 min
- Prep: 2 hr 30 min
- Cook: 15 min
Ingredients
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
Pinch of ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
3 tablespoons molasses
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 large egg yolks
Cooking spray
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons meringue powder
Nonpareils, for decorating (optional)
Directions
- Whisk the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl. Beat the brown sugar, molasses, melted butter and egg yolks in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Reduce the mixer speed to low; add the flour mixture and beat, gradually increasing the speed to medium high, until the dough comes together, about 3 minutes.
- Roll out the dough between 2 pieces of parchment paper coated with cooking spray until 1/8 inch thick. Freeze until firm, 30 minutes.
- Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. Cut out cookies using 2-inch cutters; arrange 1 1/2 inches apart on the baking sheets. Gather the scraps and chill until firm, then reroll once to cut out more cookies. Refrigerate the cutouts until firm, 20 minutes.
- Bake the cookies, switching the pans halfway through, until golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool 2 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to racks to cool completely.
- Make the icing: Beat the confectioners' sugar, meringue powder and 3 to 4 tablespoons water in a bowl with a mixer on high speed until smooth and thick. Transfer to a resealable bag and snip a small corner. Pipe onto the cookies and sprinkle with nonpareils. Let set 30 minutes.