Gingerbread Men Recipe

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Ingredients
14
Count
Nutrition
290
Calories
Total time
8
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 4 cups flour
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ginger --- or more to taste
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp allspice
  • 1/2 tsp cloves
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar , firmly packed
  • 2 cups sugar

Directions:

  1. Into a bowl, combine flour, baking soda,salt, ginger,nutmeg,cinnamon,allspice & cloves.
  2. Set this mixture aside...
  3. In a large bowl, beat butter, brown sugar and molasses thoroughly.
  4. Stir in the flour mixture, and mix until well combined .
  5. Use your hands - if you don’t like the idea of doing this, you can use plastic gloves to handle the dough.
  6. Form this dough into four balls.
  7. Wrap these in waxed paper or plastic storage bags and refrigerate for at least 5 hours.
  8. Make gingerbread-man shaped design out of heavy cardboard - or use a cookie cutter in desired shape....
  9. Preheat your oven about 5 minutes to 375*F...
  10. Remove only one ball of dough at a time, to cut- the dough should stay cold to work with- it retains its shape better.
  11. Press currants into the dough for eyes and buttons...
  12. Make mouth with tip of knife, cutting into a smiling / shape.
  13. Bake about 8 minutes or until golden brown.
  14. Emove at once and cool -
  15. This recipe should make about 2 dozen cookies.
  16. *****Hint- for softer cookies, remove from oven sooner.
  17. For harder, crisper cookies- leave in the oven about 1 minute longer.
  18. Icing
  19. 1 egg white
  20. 2 cups sugar
  21. In medium bowl, beat the egg white with the sugar, adding sugar gradually.
  22. When all the sugar is added, add one tbsp of water.
  23. Beat until the mixture is smooth and stiff.
  24. Using a pastry bag with writing tip (or tip of your preference) pipe this onto each cookie to shape jacket, pants, shorts, caps, etc........ the more variety and color, the better.
  25. . *****Hint: If you are coloring this icing, check consistency for addition of vegetable coloring.
  26. If you need to thicken it a little more, add a touch more sugar and beat again to desired consistency.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 290.31 Kcal (1215 kJ)
Calories from fat 80.96 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9g 14%
Cholesterol 10.17mg 3%
Sodium 653.34mg 27%
Potassium 265.7mg 6%
Total Carbs 50.06g 17%
Sugars 24.82g 99%
Dietary Fiber 2.85g 11%
Protein 3.37g 7%
Iron 2.3mg 13%
Calcium 109.2mg 11%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 388.36 Kcal (1626 kJ)
Calories from fat 108.3 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.03g 14%
Cholesterol 13.6mg 3%
Sodium 873.98mg 27%
Potassium 355.43mg 6%
Total Carbs 66.96g 17%
Sugars 33.2g 99%
Dietary Fiber 3.81g 11%
Protein 4.5g 7%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 3.1mg 13%
Calcium 146.1mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 6
    Points
  • 8
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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