Ingredients You Will Need:
(full amounts in recipe box below)
Butter – you will need unsalted butter.
Sweeteners: granulated sugar and Molasses are combined for a flavorful sweetener.
Eggs: only 1 egg is needed.
Flour: your typical all-purpose flour is used for this recipe.
Spices: Ginger, Nutmeg and Allspice
Cream of tarter: this adds a light and fluffy texture to the cookies.
Flavoring: real vanilla extract works best.
Powder sugar: you will need this for the icing.
Decorating: Wilton Holly Decorations.
How to Make Gingerbread Man Cookies
Preheat the oven to 350 and prepare cookie sheets.
Using a mixer, combine the wet ingredients.
In a small bowl, combine the dry ingredients.
Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet.
Roll the gingerbread dough on a floured surface until it is about a 1/4 inch thick.
Use a cookie cutter and cut out gingerman cookie shape.
Bake for 10 minutes.
Allow the cookies to cool completely.
Gingerbread Man Cookie Icing:
Make the icing using a stand mixer. Combine the egg whites, cream of tartar, vanilla and powder sugar. Combine until it forms stiff peaks.
Scoop icing into the piping bag
Decorate your cookies however you want.
Molasses Substitution:
There are a few different ways to substitute molasses if you do not have it on hand. You can use an equal amount of dark corn syrup, honey or maple syrup. While this will slightly change the taste slightly, you can still make these cookies without molasses. The richness gives it a deeper flavor and color, so don’t be surprised if they aren’t as rich.
Where Can I Find a Gingerbread Man Cookie Cutter?
You can find a gingerbread man cookie cutter online at places like Amazon. You can also find it at craft stores that have a cake decorating section or in the holiday aisles at stores like Walmart. Remember, while a gingerbread man cookie, of course, would traditionally look like this, you can use any shape cutter. The cookies will be fantastic no matter what shape they are cut into!
