These gingerbread men get an upgrade with tasty meringue frosting.
“Gingerbread Men”
“Gingerbread Men”
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- ¾ cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup unsulfured molasses
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- Meringue Frosting (recipe follows)
- In a large bowl, beat butter and sugars with a mixer at medium speed until fluffy. Add egg, beating until combined. Add molasses, beating until smooth.
- In another large bowl, whisk together flour and next 5 ingredients. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating just until combined. Divide dough in half, and shape each portion into a disk. Wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or for up to 3 days.
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to ¼-inch thickness, and cut using a 5-inch gingerbread man cutter, rerolling scraps to use all dough. Place on prepared pans.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Let cool on pans for 2 minutes. Remove from pans, and let cool on wire racks. Decorate cookies as desired with Meringue Frosting; let stand until frosting is dry. Store in airtight containers for up to 5 days.
Gingerbread Men
Meringue Frosting
- ¼ cup cold water
- 3 tablespoons meringue powder
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- Assorted paste food coloring
- In a small bowl, whisk together ¼ cup water and meringue powder until foamy. Gradually whisk in confectioners’ sugar until smooth. Divide
- mixture among small bowls, and tint as desired with food coloring.
Just a short NOTE…
When I was in the Orphanage… there were several years… that I would work in the “BAKERY” and “Sister Augustella” was the NUN in charge. “Sister was so much FUN to work for – – that in most of my FREE TIME – – I would be there – – working and that was so much better then anything else… that I could be doing.”
At this “TIME” of the year – – we would be baking “TREATS” for the children and NUNS and even for special guests – – that would visit the ORPHANAGE – – and no matter what the work – – I enjoyed just being there cleaning and doing whatever I was instructed to do.
“My big regret is… that I did not get the recipe for the “ginger-bread-men cookies” that we baked – – and were so… Delicious – – that was worth being an “ORPHAN” just to receive that one “COOKIE” on CHRISTMAS!”
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