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Gingerbread Men Ms. Fields

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Ingredients

  • Icing:
  • 3 1/4 cups Flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons Ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon Cloves
  • 1 cup Butter
  • 3/4 cup Dark brown sugar
  • 1 large Egg
  • 1/2 cup Molasses
  • 1/2 cup Raisins optional
  • 2/3 cup Confectioners Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Milk or more

Details

Servings 3

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 325F

Whisk together all dry ingredients: flour, soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves.

Cream butter and sugar, add eggs and molasses and beat at medium speed until smooth.

Add flour mixture and mix at low speed until just combined; do not overmix.

Divide in two balls and flatten into disks. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour (until firm).

On floured surfaceroll doough out to 1/4 inch thickness. With floured cookie cutters cut the gingerbread men. Place in ungreased baking sheets 1/2 inch apart.

If using rasings to decorate, soak the sasings in water for 5 minutes. Use raisings as eyes, mouth and buttons.

Bake for 9-11 minutes and transfer to cool flat.

Icing: Whisk sugar and milk in small bowl until smooth but liquid. Spoon icing into a pastry bag fitted with a small pipping tip.


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