Chocolate Gingerbread Men Recipe

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Chocolate Gingerbread Men
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Ingredients
15
Count
Nutrition
493
Calories
Total time
50
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Position racks in the top & bottom thirds of the oven, then preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. With shortening (not on ingredient list) to grease several large baking sheets, then set aside.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, baking powder & cloves until spices & coca are evenly distributed, then set aside.
  4. In a 2nd large bowl, & using an electric mixer on medium speed, cream shortening & brown sugar until smooth & airy, about 1 minute.
  5. Beat in egg & then the molasses.
  6. Turn off mixer & add prepared flour mixture, then AT VERY LOW SPEED beat just until crumbly bits of dough form, but not until the mass begins to cohere into a ball.
  7. With flour lightly dust a clean, dry work surface as well as your hands.
  8. Turn dough out & knead just until it forms a smooth mass, about 30 seconds.
  9. Divide into thirds & cover them with a clean kitchen towel.
  10. With flour lightly dust the work surface again & roll one of the thirds to a rectangle about 1/4 inch thick. Flour the dough & a rolling pin only as necessary.
  11. Use a large gingerbread-man cookie cutter to cut the dough into the desired shapes, then use a metal spatula to transfer them carefully to the prepared baking sheet(s). Gather any scraps, lightly dust again with flour & roll out a 2nd time, creating additional gingerbread men.
  12. Decorate the cookies with the raisins & red hots, using one for the eyes & the other for the mouths. Additional red hots can be used as buttons on their coats.
  13. Bake for 4 minutes, then rotate sheets top to bottom & front to back.
  14. Bake another 4 minutes, or until cookies feel dry but still are a little soft.
  15. Remove from oven & cool on the baking sheets for 2 minutes before transferring the cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
  16. Cool the baking sheets for 5 more minutes, then regrease them before baking additional batches, as necessary, OR work with 2 additional baking sheets, preparing them while the others are in the oven.
  17. Keep no longer than 2 days at room temperature, several more days in the refrigerator, OR up to a month in the freezer.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 492.99 Kcal (2064 kJ)
Calories from fat 137.89 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.32g 24%
Cholesterol 26.29mg 9%
Sodium 481.4mg 20%
Potassium 226.3mg 5%
Total Carbs 80.52g 27%
Sugars 39.87g 159%
Dietary Fiber 2.2g 9%
Protein 6.07g 12%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 2.1mg 12%
Calcium 101.7mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 435.68 Kcal (1824 kJ)
Calories from fat 121.86 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.54g 24%
Cholesterol 23.24mg 9%
Sodium 425.44mg 20%
Potassium 200mg 5%
Total Carbs 71.16g 27%
Sugars 35.24g 159%
Dietary Fiber 1.95g 9%
Protein 5.36g 12%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 1.9mg 12%
Calcium 89.9mg 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.7
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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