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Easy Gingerbread Man Cookies (Bredele 2021)

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December is here! Why not snack away on a delicious Gingerbread Man! These are super easy to make and so flavorful. Everyone will love them!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Bake Time 10 minutes
REFRIGERATE 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Course Cookies
Cuisine American, French
Servings 16

Equipment

Large Bonmat™
Baking Sheet (L)
Magnetic Measuring
Mixing Bowl
Flexible Scraper
Spatula
Rectangular Roul Pat®
Beechwood Rolling Pin
Pastry Stand
Pastry Bag and 4 Tips
Lavender Honey

Ingredients
 

GINGERBREAD MAN COOKIES

  • 9 tbsp (125 g) Butter (Softened | At Room Temperature)
  • 1 Egg
  • 1/3 cup (75 g) Dark Muscovado Sugar
  • 1/4 cup (50 g) Sugar
  • 1 tbsp (20 g) Molasses (Original Recipe calls for 2tbsp of Molasses )
  • 1 tbsp (20 g) Lavender Honey
  • 2 1/4 cups (280 g) all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp (15 g) Ground Cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp (5 g) Ground Ginger
  • 1 1/2 tsp (3 g) Ground Cloves
  • 1/2 tsp (1 g) Ground Nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp (1.5 g) Sea Salt
  • 1/2 tsp (2 g) Baking Soda

VANILLA ICING

  • 1 1/2 cups (180 g) powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp (2 g) vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp (10 g) corn syrup
  • 2 tbsp (30 g) bottle water
  • 1/8 tsp (0.75 g) sea salt

Instructions
 

GINGERBREAD MAN COOKIES

  • Place butter in a small sauce pan and heat on low until melted. Set aside.
  • In a mixing bowl, beat together the egg, both sugars, molasses, lavender honey and cooled melted butter.
  • Mix in the all-purpose flour, all the spices (cinnamon, ginger, gloves, nutmeg), sea salt and baking soda.
  • Scrape the dough out onto the Roul'Pat™ and divide it half. Cover with a plastic wrap and refrigerate for two hours (minimum 30min).

ASSEMBLY

BAKE!

  • Preheat oven at 350F/180C.
  • Preheat oven to 350F/180C. Bake for 10 minutes (Every oven heats differently, monitor your cookies from 8min). It is ready when golden brown around the edge.
  • Once your Easy Gingerbread Man Cookies are out of the oven, let them completely cool down directly onto your baking sheet. 

VANILLA ICING

  • While your Cookies are cooling down, prepare the vanilla icing.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, vanilla extract, corn syrup and sea salt. Then, add 2 tbsp of spring water. Mix until combined. IMPORTANT: Add 1/2 tsp of water at a time to find the right balance.
  • Fill your Pastry Bag with the icing. Cut the tip to the desired thickness of design, and pipe away.
  • Let them dry for an hour or so. Then, slide them onto a serving plate. Enjoy & Bon Appétit!
  • N.B. Storage is best when placed in a metal box.

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Special Notes

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Easy Gingerbread Man Cookies (Bredele 2021)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 212 Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 27mg9%
Sodium 152mg7%
Potassium 61mg2%
Carbohydrates 36g12%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 21g23%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 215IU4%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 25mg3%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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