Merry Gingerbread Men
Yield
30 cookiesPrep
20 minCook
10 minReady
90 minTrans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup |
butter
or margarine, soft |
|
| ½ | cup |
brown sugar
firmly packed |
*
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
|
| ⅓ | cup |
molasses
light |
|
| 3 | cups |
all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
cinnamon
|
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
ginger
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
nutmeg
|
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
rolled oats
uncooked, quick or oldfashioned |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 237 | ml |
butter
or margarine, soft |
|
| 118 | ml |
brown sugar
firmly packed |
*
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
|
| 79 | ml |
molasses
light |
|
| 7.1E+2 | ml |
all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 3.8 | ml |
cinnamon
|
|
| 3.8 | ml |
ginger
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
nutmeg
|
|
| 355 | ml |
rolled oats
uncooked, quick or oldfashioned |
|
Directions
Beat butter until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating until fluffy.
Add egg; beat until light and fluffy.
Blend in molasses.
Sift together flour, soda, salt and spices.
Add to creamed mixture; blend well.
Stir in oats.
Chill dough at least 1 hour.
Roll out on lightly floured board or canvas to ⅛ inch thickness.
Cut with floured gingerbread man cutter.
Place on greased cooky sheets.
Bake in preheated moderate oven (350 degrees F.) 10 to 12 minutes; cool.
Decorate with confectioners' sugar frosting, red cinnamon candies, semi-sweet chocolate pieces and currants.
