GingerBread Man
Instructions:
- 1 - 2 tsp milk
- 1 cup salted butter, softened
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1.2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup unsulfered molasses
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp ground cloves
- 2/3 cup confectioners sugar
- 3 and 1/4 cups flour
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed.
- Preheat oven to 325
- Whisk together flour, salt, cinnamon, baking soda, ginger, and cloves
- Cream butter and sugar. Scrape down sides of bowl. Add egg and molasses and beat on medium speed until smooth.
- Scrape down bowl and add flour mixture, blend on low speed until just combined -- do not over mix!
- Separate dough into 2 balls and flatten into disks. Wrap each disk tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.
- On floured surface with floured rolling pin, roll dough out to 1/4\" thickness. With floured cookie cutters cut into shapes. Gather scraps and re-roll dough until all is used. Place on ungreased baking sheets about 1/2\" apart.
- Bake 9-11 minutes -- do not brown. Transfer to cool, flat surface and cool.
- Preparing Icing:
- Whisk sugar and milk until smooth but still liquid.
- Add extra milk if seems dry.
- Spoon icing into a pastry bag with small piping tip, or other icing dispenser.
- Decorate as desired. Enjoy GingerBread Men!