Gingerbread Men Refrigerate Dough Overnight
Gingerbread Men Refrigerate Dough Overnight, a cookies recipe with simple ingredients and a clear step-by-step method. Home cooking from the Soumac recipe.
Gingerbread Men Refrigerate Dough Overnight
Ingredients
- 1/4 c Unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 c Dark brown sugar, firmly p
- 1 t Baking soda
- 1 t Salt
- 1/2 t Cinnamon
- 1/2 t Ground ginger
- 1/2 t Ground cloves
- 1/2 t Allspice
- 3/4 c Dark molasses
- 1/3 c Water
- 3 1/4 c Sifted flour
Method
- Raisins Directions: In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
- Beat in the baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and allspice.
- Mix well.
- Stir in the molasses, then add the water.
- Gradually work the flour into the batter, 1 cup at a time.
- Knead the mixture into a smooth dough.
- If the dough is sticky, add more flour, a little at a time, until it is easier to work.
- Divide the dough into two equal parts.
- Wrap each half in waxed paper and refrigerate over- night.
- Do not freeze.
- The next day, preheat the oven to 350.
- Lightly grease two large baking sheet with butter or vegetable shortening.
- On a floured work survace, roll out the dough to a thickness of 1/4 inch.
- Cut out the cookies using a 3-inch-tall gingerbread man cookie cutter.
- Place the cookies 1 inch apart on the baking sheets.
- Create the eyes and buttons with the raisins.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the cookies have browned around the edges.
- Remove from the oven.
- After the cookies have cooled for 2 to 3 minutes, but are still warm to the touch, use a spatula to transfer them to wire racks to cool completely.
More Cookies recipes
- Almond Macaroons
- Banana Oatmeal Cookies
- Banquet Nut Wafers
- Brown Sugar Walnut Cookies
- Calico Fruit Bars
- Cinnamon Drop Cookies