GINGERBREAD COOKIE CUTOUTS
Add a little snow hat (complete with a pompom) to a classic gingerbread shape to create adorable gingerbread Santas. -Christy Thelen, Kellogg, Iowa
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 5 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and molasses. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and spices; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Divide dough in half; shape each into a disk. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate, covered, until firm enough to roll, 4 hours or overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut 60 gingerbread men using a floured 3-1/2-in. cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. If desired, cut sixty 1-1/4-in. triangles for hats; attach to gingerbread cutouts, pressing edges to seal. If desired, cut sixty 1/4-in. circles; attach to hats for pompoms. , Bake cookies until edges are firm, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks; cool completely., Tint some of the frosting red; use red frosting for hats and buttons. Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry bag or heavy-duty resealable plastic bag; insert #3 round pastry tip. Fill bag with white frosting; pipe faces and trim on hands and feet. Using a #16 star pastry tip, pipe decorations on hats.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 78 calories, Fat 2g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 9mg cholesterol, Sodium 64mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
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Lucrecia Montano (Topperz)
[email protected]These cookies are the perfect addition to any holiday cookie plate.
NANA Kwame
[email protected]These cookies were a hit at my holiday party! Everyone loved them.
boob boy
[email protected]Overall, I thought these cookies were delicious and easy to make. I would definitely recommend them to others.
Afifa Saleem
[email protected]These cookies were a bit too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved them. They were easy to make and the dough was very easy to work with. I used a variety of cookie cutters to make different shapes, and they all looked beautiful. The cookies were sof
Junior Forsythe
[email protected]These cookies were delicious! The dough was easy to work with and the cookies held their shape perfectly. I baked them for 10 minutes and they were done. The cookies were soft and chewy, with a perfect balance of spices. I will definitely be making t
Ivan Rico
[email protected]These cookies were a bit too dry for my taste, but my kids loved them. They were easy to make and the dough was very easy to work with. I used a variety of cookie cutters to make different shapes, and they all looked beautiful. The cookies were soft
Haadi Jan
[email protected]These cookies were delicious! The dough was easy to work with and the cookies held their shape perfectly. I baked them for 10 minutes and they were done. The cookies were soft and chewy, with a perfect balance of spices. I will definitely be making t
Racquia Bhosle
[email protected]These cookies were a bit too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved them. They were easy to make and the dough was very easy to work with. I used a variety of cookie cutters to make different shapes, and they all looked beautiful. The cookies were sof
claudia ramos
[email protected]These cookies were delicious! The dough was easy to work with and the cookies held their shape perfectly. I baked them for 10 minutes and they were done. The cookies were soft and chewy, with a perfect balance of spices. I will definitely be making t
Juan Sebasti√°n Moreno Monroy
[email protected]These cookies were a bit too dry for my taste, but my kids loved them. They were easy to make and the dough was very easy to work with. I used a variety of cookie cutters to make different shapes, and they all looked beautiful. The cookies were soft
ali ramdan
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of gingerbread, but these cookies were surprisingly good. The dough was easy to work with and the cookies held their shape perfectly. I baked them for 10 minutes and they were done. The cookies were soft and chewy, with just the rig
Kim Sjolander
[email protected]These cookies were delicious! The dough was easy to work with and the cookies held their shape perfectly. I baked them for 12 minutes and they were done. The cookies were soft and chewy, with a perfect balance of spices. I will definitely be making t
El Padrino
[email protected]These cookies were so easy to make and they turned out perfect! I used a gingerbread man cookie cutter and they all looked so cute. The cookies were soft and chewy, with just the right amount of spice. I will definitely be making these again for my h
Success Ghimire
[email protected]These cookies were a bit too spicy for my taste, but my husband loved them. They were easy to make and the dough was very easy to work with. I used a variety of cookie cutters to make different shapes, and they all looked beautiful. The cookies were
AC Ashford
[email protected]These cookies were delicious! The dough was easy to work with and the cookies held their shape perfectly. I baked them for 10 minutes and they were done. The cookies were soft and chewy, with a perfect balance of spices. I will definitely be making t
Ibrahim Tamang
[email protected]I've been making these gingerbread cookies for years, and they are always a favorite. They are so easy to make and the dough is very forgiving. I love that I can use any cookie cutters I want to make different shapes. The cookies always come out perf
Hader Shah
[email protected]These gingerbread cookies were the hit of my holiday party! They were so easy to make and turned out perfectly. I used a variety of cookie cutters to make different shapes, and they all looked beautiful. The cookies were soft and chewy, with just the