Gingerbread People Recipe

Gingerbread People Recipe
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Rating

90% would make again

"These soft, chewy cookies are favorites of my grandchildren. They love helping me decorate them!" Joan Truax, Pittsboro, Indiana

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  • 30 Servings
  • Prep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1-1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • Icing and candies of your choice

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the molasses, egg, vanilla and lemon peel. Combine the flour, ginger, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and cloves; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Divide dough in half. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until easy to handle.
  • On a lightly floured surface, roll out each portion to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 4-in. gingerbread boy cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Reroll scraps.
  • Bake at 350° for 7-9 minutes or until edges are firm. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Decorate as desired. Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 cookie (calculated without decorations) equals 99 calories, 2 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 12 mg cholesterol, 88 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 fat.

Gingerbread People published in Taste of Home December/January 2009, p73

A holiday classic, this delicious gingerbread cookie recipe is as fun to make as it is to eat. Have the…


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Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2009 by jeffsmithnc

Is anyone's dough very sticky when rolling it out and cutting? Mine is. Have to add bunch of flour. Any ideas? They are GOOOOOD though.

Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2009 by lspiess

They turned out really good and looked perfect when cooked. I had no cloves so used a little nutmeg and apple pie spice and it worked fine. I didn't decorate to look like men but used powdered sugar icing and tiny peppermint candy cane sprinkles. They looked really cute and the peppermint flavored sprinkles gave it a great taste!

Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2009 by karenbuttke

Cookies are very good - definitely a keeper!!

Just decorated them with mini M&Ms and green and red sugar and they look terrific.

Grandma in WI

Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2009 by Alouette

The first gingerbread recipe that I loved.....soft inside & very tasty. Only negative is that I tended to hold it too tightly while decorating & lost a couple of arms & legs. I quickly learned to hold them in the middle, not by an arm or leg :)

Missygiraffe

Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2009 by kathy loyd

I love this receipe, I made one huge gingerbread boy for my son and decorated it. He was thrilled. Very easy and quick. Thanks TOH

Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2009 by greenfaerae

Made this recipe last year and I am so excited to make it again this year! It was perfect.

Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2009 by wild_aster@hotmail.com

Wonderful flavor without being overpowering. I followed the receipe as written. The whole process went smoothly. The cookies were crunchy on the edges and soft/chewy on the inside. This cookie will most certainly become a part of my Holiday cookie making!!

Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2009 by jeffsmithnc

Couple of things. I didn't have lemon peel or the cloves. Oops. Turned out well. It got late when we made the dough for it to sit in the fridge for 1/2 hour. So it was in there for 2 days until we could get back to it. Had a GREAT time with my girls making cookies. The only problem, the dough was VERY sticky. Just kept adding flour until workable. Turned out very well. We make a big box of cookies. The next morning they were all gone. WHAT! My wife was giving them away to the girls Sunday School teachers for gifts - the teachers LOVED the cookies. Guess I'll be making some more ... so I can have a few. Thanks.

Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2009 by maddylynne

Easiest dough I ever worked with!

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