Ultimate Gingerbread Men
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Plus three hours resting time
- More effort
- Makes Biscuits
Ingredients
- 1 c. butter
- 1 c. sugar>
- 1/2 tsp. salt (optional)
- 1 egg
- 1 c. molasses/black treacle
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 5 cups flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder or soda (we used powder)
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp. ground cloves
Method
- STEP 1Cream butter and sugar.
- STEP 2Stir in egg, molasses, and vinegar, beating well.
- STEP 3Add flour, salt, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves and mix well.
- STEP 4Refrigerate for three hours.
- STEP 5Turn oven to 190 degrees. Prepare a surface with flour. Use rolling pin to roll dough to 1/8 inch thick. Use cookie cutters and put gingerbread men on a cookie sheet. Bake for six minutes. Let cool. Have fun decorating!
