Recipe courtesy of Hamilton
Gingerbread Boys with a Bite
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 24
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 24 servings
- Calories
- 157
- Total Fat
- 4
- Saturated Fat
- 3
- Carbohydrates
- 29
- Dietary Fiber
- 0
- Sugar
- 20
- Protein
- 2
- Cholesterol
- 17
- Sodium
- 51
- Total: 3 hr 48 min
- Prep: 40 min
- Inactive: 3 hr
- Cook: 8 min
Ingredients
Cookies:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup molasses
Royal Icing to Give You the Shivers:
2 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 egg whites*
Lemon juice, to taste
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.