Easy Gingerbread Cookies

  • Prep 25 min
  • Total 3 hr 15 min
  • Ingredients 7
  • Servings 22

Ingredients

Steps

  • 1
    In large bowl, crumble cookie dough; stir in molasses. Add remaining ingredients; mix thoroughly with hands.(DO NOT EAT RAW COOKIE DOUGH AFTER COMBINING WITH FLOUR.)
  • 2
    Divide dough in half; form into 2 disks, and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 2 hours or until thoroughly chilled.
  • 3
    Heat oven to 375°F. On floured surface, roll 1 dough disk 1/4 inch thick. Cut with floured 2 1/2- to 3-inch gingerbread boy or girl cookie cutters. On ungreased cookie sheet, place cutouts 2 inches apart. Repeat for remaining dough, rerolling scraps as necessary.
  • 4
    Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until cookies are set and light golden brown around edges. Cool on cookie sheet 3 minutes; remove to cooling rack to cool completely, about 20 minutes.

  • Customize your easy gingerbread man cookies with cookie icing, candy sprinkles or candy.
  • Gingerbread dough works best for cutouts when chilled. Work quickly, and add flour as necessary when rolling dough.
  • To Freeze: Make and bake cookies as directed in Easy Gingerbread Cookies recipe. Cool completely. Do not decorate. Place undecorated cookies in airtight container in single layer between parchment or waxed paper; cover tightly. Freeze up to 2 months. To thaw, let stand uncovered at room temperature 1 to 2 hours. Decorate as desired.
  • For best results, bake cookies on middle oven rack, one sheet at a time. Allow cookie sheet to cool completely in between batches. Otherwise, cookies will spread too much.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
100
Calories from Fat
30
Total Fat
3 1/2g
5%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
7%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
95mg
4%
Potassium
30mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
16g
5%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
8g
Protein
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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