GINGERBREAD BIRDHOUSE ORNAMENTS

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image



Gingerbread Birdhouse Ornaments image

Darling, fragrant little ornaments you can hang from your tree or give as holiday gifts, assuming you can resist eating them first!

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 3h10m

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 21

1 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups full-flavor molasses
2/3 cup water
6 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Drinking straw
8 pretzel sticks, cut into 1-inch lengths
Powdered sugar
Betty Crocker™ green decorating icing
Betty Crocker™ Holiday Décor holly berry sprinkles
Gold string
4 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 to 5 tablespoons half-and-half
Food color, if desired

Steps:

  • In large bowl, mix brown sugar, shortening, molasses and cold water until well blended. Stir in flour, baking soda, ginger, salt, allspice, cloves and cinnamon. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
  • Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease cookie sheet. On lightly floured surface, roll dough 1/2 inch thick. Using knife or 2 1/2-inch cookie cutters, cut dough into squares or circles for bases of birdhouses, and into hearts for roofs.
  • Place heart shape upside down on top of square or circle, just overlapping. Using end of drinking straw, make hole in center of birdhouse base for door and at top of roof for hanging. Place about 1 1/2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
  • Bake about 15 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched. While warm, insert pretzel stick just below door hole for perch. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool completely.
  • In medium bowl, mix 4 cups powdered sugar, the vanilla and enough half-and-half for desired spreading consistency. Tint with food color as desired. Frost tops of cookies (roofs) with frosting; sprinkle with powdered sugar. Decorate with decorating icing and sprinkles. Thread pieces of gold string through holes in tops of birdhouses; tie in knots to make hangers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 130, Carbohydrate 28 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 85 mg, Sugar 16 g, TransFat 0 g

There are no comments yet!