Soft and Easy Gingerbread Men
photo by Fitness Guru
- Ready In:
- 1hr 38mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
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24 men
- Serves:
- 24
ingredients
- 2 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
- 1⁄3 cup molasses
- 1⁄3 cup applesauce
- 1 egg
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
directions
- In a large bowl, with mixer at slow speed, beat flour, sugar, butter, molasses, applesauce, egg, cinnamon, baking powder, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt until well mixed. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350°F On a lightly floured surface, working with half of the dough at a time, roll 1/8 inch thick. With floured cookie cutters, cut dough into shapes. Using a metal spatula or pancake turner, place cookies 1/2 inch apart on greased cookie sheets. Reroll trimmings and continue to cut shapes. Bake 8 minutes, or until very lightly browned. Transfer cookies to racks to cool completely.
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Reviews
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Our mobile home park has a Wednesday afternoon pot luck (Why the middle of the week I'll never understand!) & I make up a huge platter with various cookies including these! Big hit, even with the older residents! I used a dark molasses along with some homemade applesauce for a GREAT TASTING, VERY CHEWABLE TREAT! [Made & reviewed for one of my adopted orphans in the current Pick A Chef]
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I live in Albert Canada.
I guess my specialty would be bread making. Making a mean dough is just what I am best at. My new favourite recipe is Dees Runza Filling wrapped in Wholesome Homemade Honey Whole Wheat Bread
I teach group fitness for fun and am a stay at home mom as my profession. Cardio BOSU is my newest class.
I have 3 kids, the oldest 18 and the youngest 5. (Yes I have chosen the lifelong plan of raising children)
I am married to the goof ball sticking his head into the photo above.