Gingerbread People

By taniaf

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tsp ginger
• 1 tsp allspice
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt

Details

Servings 2

Preparation

Step 1

Beat butter and sugar with mixer until fluffy, 3-4 minutes.
Add egg, mix well. Beat in molasses, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, baking soda, and salt. Reduce speed, add flour, 1 cup at a time, mixing until incorporated. Divide dough into quarters, shape into disks, wrap each in plastic, chill 3 hours or up to 1 day.
Preheat oven to 375. Roll out disk of dough on floured surface to 1/8 inch thick. Cut out shapes using gingerbread people cutters and place on parchment lined baking sheets, 1 inch apart. Repeat with rest of dough, re-roll scraps and use again. Chill on cookie sheets 20 minutes.
Bake, rotating halfway, for 12-15 minutes. Let cool on sheet 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
Decorate with royal icing.