these are a fun and festive addition to
any holiday cookie platter hi I’m
Rebecca Braden and welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be showing
you how to make your very own
gingerbread men for this recipe you’ll
need 6 cups of all-purpose flour 1
tablespoon of baking powder 1 tablespoon
of ground ginger 1 teaspoon each ground
nutmeg cloves and cinnamon 1 cup of
melted and slightly cooled shortening
3/4 of a cup molasses 1 cup packed brown
sugar half a cup of water 1 egg and 1
teaspoon vanilla extract start by
sifting together the flour baking powder
ginger nutmeg cloves and cinnamon and
then set it aside
in a large bowl mix together the
shortening molasses brown sugar water
egg and vanilla and stir it all together
until it’s smooth
gradually add your dry ingredients to
your wet ingredients and stir them until
they’re completely absorbed
now divide your dough into three pieces
pad each piece until it’s an inch and a
half thick wrap it in saran wrap and
refrigerate it for at least three hours
once your dough has set pre-heat your
oven to 350 degrees then take one piece
of your dough and roll it out till it’s
a quarter inch thick make sure to keep
the rest of your dough in the fridge
until you’re ready to work with it
when you’re doze the desired thickness
cut it into fun shapes using cookie
cutters and then place your cookies
about an inch apart on an ungreased
baking sheet
now bake your gingerbread men for 10 to
12 minutes in your preheated oven you’ll
know they’re done when they’re soft to
the touch but look dry
next remove your cookies from your
cookie sheet and place them on wire
racks to cool completely
once your gingerbread men have cooled
decorate them any way you wish
any holiday cookie platter hi I’m
Rebecca Braden and welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be showing
you how to make your very own
gingerbread men for this recipe you’ll
need 6 cups of all-purpose flour 1
tablespoon of baking powder 1 tablespoon
of ground ginger 1 teaspoon each ground
nutmeg cloves and cinnamon 1 cup of
melted and slightly cooled shortening
3/4 of a cup molasses 1 cup packed brown
sugar half a cup of water 1 egg and 1
teaspoon vanilla extract start by
sifting together the flour baking powder
ginger nutmeg cloves and cinnamon and
then set it aside
in a large bowl mix together the
shortening molasses brown sugar water
egg and vanilla and stir it all together
until it’s smooth
gradually add your dry ingredients to
your wet ingredients and stir them until
they’re completely absorbed
now divide your dough into three pieces
pad each piece until it’s an inch and a
half thick wrap it in saran wrap and
refrigerate it for at least three hours
once your dough has set pre-heat your
oven to 350 degrees then take one piece
of your dough and roll it out till it’s
a quarter inch thick make sure to keep
the rest of your dough in the fridge
until you’re ready to work with it
when you’re doze the desired thickness
cut it into fun shapes using cookie
cutters and then place your cookies
about an inch apart on an ungreased
baking sheet
now bake your gingerbread men for 10 to
12 minutes in your preheated oven you’ll
know they’re done when they’re soft to
the touch but look dry
next remove your cookies from your
cookie sheet and place them on wire
racks to cool completely
once your gingerbread men have cooled
decorate them any way you wish
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