Gingerbread People Recipe

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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
5017
Calories
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. In a bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in molasses. In another bowl, mix flour, baking soda, espresso powder, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir or beat into butter mixture until well blended.
  2. Divide dough in half. Flatten each portion with your hands into a 1-inch-thick disk. Wrap each disk airtight and freeze until firm, about 1 hour.
  3. On a lightly floured board, with a floured rolling pin, roll dough, a portion at a time, to 1/4 inch thick. With floured cutters, cut dough into people shapes (if dough becomes too soft to handle, freeze briefly until firm again). With a wide spatula or your fingers, transfer cookies to buttered or cooking parchment-lined 12- by 15-inch baking sheets, spacing them about 1 inch apart. Gather scraps, pat into a ball, and repeat rolling and cutting.
  4. Bake cookies in a 300° oven until edges are brown, 15 to 20 minutes; if baking more than one pan at a time, switch pan positions halfway through baking.
  5. With a wide spatula, transfer cookies to racks to cool. If hot cookies start to break, slide a thin spatula under them to release, let stand on sheets to firm up, about 5 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool completely.
  6. Powdered sugar icing: Controlling consistency of icing is simple. If it's too thick, add a few drops of water; if it's too thin, gradually add more powdered sugar. To tint, add food coloring a few drops at a time.
  7. For piping: In a bowl, stir 2 cups powdered sugar, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and 1 1/2 tablespoons water until smooth. Tint with food coloring as desired. Spoon into a pastry bag fitted with a 1/8-inch tip or a heavy 1-quart zip-lock plastic bag. Seal plastic bag and squeeze icing into a corner; cut a tiny opening at corner of bag to squeeze icing out. Let cookies stand until icing is firm, about 5 minutes. Makes about 3/4 cup.
  8. Nutritional analysis is per cookie.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 5016.82 Kcal (21004 kJ)
Calories from fat 2520.23 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 280.03g 431%
Cholesterol 731.27mg 244%
Sodium 1401.77mg 58%
Potassium 4261.53mg 91%
Total Carbs 591.88g 197%
Sugars 278.2g 1113%
Dietary Fiber 13.88g 56%
Protein 44.28g 89%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1%
Vitamin A 3.4mg 113%
Iron 17mg 94%
Calcium 690.5mg 69%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 451.39 Kcal (1890 kJ)
Calories from fat 226.76 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25.2g 431%
Cholesterol 65.8mg 244%
Sodium 126.12mg 58%
Potassium 383.43mg 91%
Total Carbs 53.25g 197%
Sugars 25.03g 1113%
Dietary Fiber 1.25g 56%
Protein 3.98g 89%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 113%
Iron 1.5mg 94%
Calcium 62.1mg 69%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 122.9
    Points
  • 139
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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