These Are The Top Holiday Cookies Our Readers Swear By Year After Year -GINGERBREAD MEN COOKIES-

GINGERBREAD MEN COOKIES

These Gingerbread Men Cookies are as cute as can be. If desired, decorate with raisins

currants or cinnamon red hot candies for eyes and buttons. Or, pipe untinted or Colorful Royal Icing onto cookies.

• 20m

  PREP TIME

• 8m

  COOK TIME

• 158

  CALORIES

• 11

  INGREDIENTS

INGREDIENTS

24 Servings

• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons McCormick® Ground Ginger
• 1 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt in large bowl. Set aside. Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add molasses, egg and vanilla; mix well. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until well mixed. Press dough into a thick flat disk. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.

2. Preheat oven to 350°F. Roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness on lightly floured work surface. Cut into gingerbread men shapes with 5-inch cookie cutter. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.

3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges of cookies are set and just begin to brown. Cool on baking sheets 1 to 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Decorate cooled cookies as desired. Store cookies in airtight container up to 5 days.

4. Love gingerbread treats? Try these other tasty recipes: Gingerbread Whoopie Pies or White Chocolate Kissed Gingerbread Cookies.

NUTRITION INFORMATION

(per Serving)

Calories

158

Total Fat

6g

Cholesterol

23mg

Sodium

129mg

Carbohydrates

24g

Fiber

0g

Protein

2g