Gingerbread Men Cookies
Gingerbread Men Cookies recipe
Yield
48 servingsPrep
15 minCook
25 minReady
8 hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⅓ | cup |
water
|
|
| ½ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| ¼ | cup |
butter
or margarine |
|
| 4 ½ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 | pinch |
salt
|
*
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
ginger
ground |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
cinnamon
ground |
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
molasses
|
|
| 1 | x |
currants
|
* |
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | ml |
water
|
|
| 118 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 59 | ml |
butter
or margarine |
|
| 1.1 | l |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 | pinch |
salt
|
*
|
| 7.5 | ml |
ginger
ground |
|
| 5 | ml |
cinnamon
ground |
|
| 355 | ml |
molasses
|
|
| 1 | x |
currants
|
* |
Directions
Combine first 3 ingredients in a small saucepan.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until shortening melts.
Combine flour, soda, salt, ginger, and cinnamon; add shortening mixture, stirring well.
Stir in molasses; chill 8 hours.
Divide dough in half; store 1 portion in refrigerator.
Roll dough to ¼ inch thickness on a lightly floured surface.
Cut with a 5-inch gingerbread man cutter, and place on lightly greased cookie sheets.
Press currants into dough for eyes, nose, and mouth.
Bake at 350℉ (180℃) F for 10 minutes.
Cool cookies 2 minutes on cookie sheets; remove to wire racks, and cool completely.
(Cookies will be soft.)
Repeat procedure with remaining dozen.
Note: You can always decorate cookies with icing, in this case, no need to use currents. Just bake cookies, let cool, then decorate to desired patterns.
