Gingerbread Vampire Men
 
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Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup butter, softened
  • ¾ cup brown sugar, packed
  • ½ cup molasses
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Sift flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt into a large bowl and set aside.
  2. Use a mixer to combine butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
  3. Add molasses, egg and vanilla to butter/sugar mixture and mix well.
  4. Slowly add flour mixture and mix well.
  5. Remove dough and wrap in wax paper or plastic wrap.
  6. Refrigerate at least 4 hours.
  7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  8. Lightly flour your work surface and roll dough to ¼ inch thickness
  9. Use a cookie cutter to form gingerbread men shapes.
  10. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
  11. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges of cookies are set.
  12. Cool on baking rack.
  13. Decorate cooled cookies as desired.
Notes
Gingerbread recipe from McCormick
Recipe by I Heart Kitchen at https://www.iheartkitchen.com/gingerbread-vampire-men/