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No holiday cookie platter would be complete without gingerbread men! This is a tried-and-true recipe I'm happy to share with you.
Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 116 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 18 mg cholesterol, 136 mg sodium, 19 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.
Originally published as Gingerbread Men in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2007, p87
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Reviewed on Dec. 28, 2012 by dverzic
My first time making gingerbread cookies from scratch and they turned out pretty good! I left them a little thicker so they were fairly soft which I like. Now if I could only decorate better....
Reviewed on Dec. 25, 2012 by tonyg1723
Best gingerbread I have ever made! Very easy and not too spicy! My husband, who normally hates gingerbread, ate it right up! The allspice is a nice change from the cloves that are normally in gingerbread.
Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2012 by Kimberly McDannell-Bell
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Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2012 by gustolette
Excellent! Easy to roll out, delicious. Plenty of flavor, yet not too spicy for the youngest. I find these are best rolled a bit thick, closer to 1/4 inch, but then I like a puffy cookie.
Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2012 by mrose895
Of all the recipes for gingerbread cookies I've been trying since last Christmas, this is definitely a keeper. They do not taste too much like molasses and have that nice spicy ending taste to them. The texture may turn out crunchy if you roll the dough out thin enough, but they can also be a little soft if you roll the dough out thick. In both cases, they are excellent!
Reviewed on Dec. 03, 2012 by aiwaniec
Cookies came out perfect, everyone commented on how tasty they were..I had to make another double batch!
Reviewed on Nov. 16, 2012 by Cattus
I've never made gingerbread men, or any other kind of "cutout" cookies before - these came out perfect the first time I tried this recipe...taste was wonderful, too!-Katie R
I've never made gingerbread men, or any other kind of "cutout" cookies before - these came out perfect the first time I tried this recipe...taste was wonderful, too!
-Katie R
Reviewed on Nov. 04, 2012 by lambchop21
I took this recipe to work and they all loved it! I was really good!!
Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2012 by marrisa_s
These were great!! The perfect chewy gingerbread cookie! Will definitely be making these again
Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2011 by cmdumee
Made these today and they will now be my go-to gingerbread recipe. I liked how this recipe is a bit lighter than other gingerbread recipes. Not quite so heavy on the molasses. Great texture and flavor!
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