Gingerbread People Recipe

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Gingerbread People
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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
690
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup trans-fat free margarine or 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup dark molasses
  • 1/3 cup cold water
  • 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves

Directions:

  1. Beat margarine, sugar, molasses and water with electric mixer or by hand until smooth.
  2. In separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, salt and cloves.
  3. Add flour mixture to molasses mixture, stirring by hand just until soft dough forms.
  4. Divide dough in half, shape each piece into a disk, wrap in plastic and refrigerate two hours or overnight.
  5. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350°F.
  6. On lightly floured surface or between two pieces of wax paper, roll out one disk about 1/8 thick.
  7. Cut out cookies using 5 gingerbread man cookie cutter.
  8. Place 1 apart on baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
  9. Bake 10 to 15 minutes, until set. (Bake a few minutes longer for crispier cookies.).
  10. Transfer to rack to cool.
  11. Repeat with remaining disk, rerolling scraps once to get as many cookies as possible.
  12. When cookies are completely cool, decorate with smooth vanilla frosting, if using.
  13. NOTE: To make smooth vanilla frosting, combine 21/2 cups confectioners' sugar, 1/4 cup hot water, 1 teaspoon light corn syrup and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract.
  14. Stir until smooth. This makes enough for 4 dozen cookies.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 690.1 Kcal (2889 kJ)
Calories from fat 10.2 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.13g 2%
Sodium 639.36mg 27%
Potassium 1088.89mg 23%
Total Carbs 158.78g 53%
Sugars 74.1g 296%
Dietary Fiber 4.03g 16%
Protein 11.01g 22%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Iron 4.7mg 26%
Calcium 185.6mg 19%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 308.7 Kcal (1292 kJ)
Calories from fat 4.56 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.51g 2%
Sodium 286mg 27%
Potassium 487.08mg 23%
Total Carbs 71.03g 53%
Sugars 33.15g 296%
Dietary Fiber 1.8g 16%
Protein 4.93g 22%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 2.1mg 26%
Calcium 83mg 19%

* 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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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 13.1
    Points
  • 18
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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