Best Gingerbread Boys And Girls Recipes

GINGERBREAD BOYS

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These are the best gingerbread men I've ever eaten. They have a nice light flavor with a hint of orange.

Provided by JBS BOX

Categories Desserts Cookies Gingerbread Cookie Recipes

Time 2h25m

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 ½ cups white sugar
1 egg
1 ½ tablespoons orange zest
2 tablespoons dark corn syrup
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon salt

Steps:

Cream the butter and the sugar together. Add the egg and mix well. Mix in the orange peel and dark corn syrup. Add the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, ground cloves and salt, mixing until well combined. Chill dough for at least 2 hours, I like to chill overnight.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough out to 1/4 inch thick. Cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 inch apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until cookies are firm and lightly toasted on the edges.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 72.8 calories, Carbohydrate 10.4 g, Cholesterol 11.2 mg, Fat 3.2 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.8 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 85.5 mg, Sugar 5.2 g

HERE'S MY HEART GINGERBREAD PALS

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Looking for a gingerbread dessert? Then check out these girl and boy shaped saucepan cookies - delightful holiday treats.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 2h25m

Yield 30

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1/4 cup light molasses
2 tablespoons water
2/3 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
2 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
4 oz vanilla-flavored candy coating (almond bark)
4 teaspoons red decorating sugar

Steps:

In 3-quart saucepan, cook and stir molasses and water over medium heat until hot; remove from heat. Stir in butter and brown sugar until smooth. Stir in remaining ingredients except candy coating and decorating sugar. Divide dough in half; shape into 2 disks. Wrap each in plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour.
Heat oven to 350°F. On floured surface, roll 1 disk of dough 1/8 inch thick. Cut with floured 3- to 3 1/2-inch gingerbread boy and girl cookie cutters. With 1-inch heart-shaped cutter, cut out small heart in center of each cookie. On 1 ungreased cookie sheet, place gingerbread cutouts. On second ungreased cookie sheet, place hearts. Repeat with second disk.
Bake hearts 5 to 7 minutes, gingerbread cookies 7 to 9 minutes, or until set. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.
In small microwavable bowl, microwave candy coating on High 1 minute; stir until smooth. Frost each heart with coating; immediately sprinkle with red sugar. Place dot of melted coating on back of heart; place on hand of each gingerbread cookie or near cutout heart on body of cookie. Decorate as desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 110, Carbohydrate 15 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 95 mg, Sugar 7 g, TransFat 0 g