Gingerbread Men Cookies Recipe – Food Craft for the Kids

Gingerbread Men Cookies Recipe
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With a touch of cinnamon, a bit of ginger and the best part of all Butterscotch Budding, enjoy this fun gingerbread recipe for you and the kids. Spread the yumminess of home-made vanilla icing and you have a treat sure to please.

Cookie Ingredients:

• 1 package Butterscotch Pudding (cook and serve)
• 1/2 cup Butter
• 1/2 cup packed Brown Sugar
• 1 Egg
• 1 1/2 cup Flour
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 1/2 tsp Ginger
• 1 tsp Cinnamon

Icing Ingredients:

• 1 Egg Whites
• 1/4 tsp Vanilla
• 1 cup Powdered Sugar

Directions:

1. Combine flour, baking soda, ginger and cinnamon and set aside.
2. Cream butterscotch pudding mix, butter and brown sugar.
3. Add egg and mix.
4. Add in flour mixture and mix until just combined.
5. Cover and chill dough for about an hour until firm.
6. Divide mixture in half, place one half Wrapped back in refrigerator.
7. Prepare baking sheets with cooking spray or parchment paper.
8. Flour work area and rolling pin and roll out dough to 1/8″ thickness.
9. Cut out with cookie cutter and remove scraps.
10. Transfer cookies to baking sheets using spatula. Leave several inches between cookies.
11. Reroll scrap dough and cut remaining cookies.
12. Bake in 350 degree oven about 10 minutes (watch for edges to begin to turn lightly brown).
13. Leave on cookie sheet for several minutes before moving to cooling rack.
14. Combine the egg whites and vanilla and beat until bubbly.
15. Add powdered sugar gradually and mix until all sugar is incorporated.
16. Beat on high until mixture forms stiff, glossy peaks.
17. Transfer icing to pastry bag.
18. Pipe the line pattern on cookies.
19. Wait at least several hours for icing to set.

Wilton has a great selection of Gingerbread Cookie Cutters. Grab Single Cutter with Comfort Grip for $5.47 or a Family of Four Set for $6.64. I find the Fred ABC (already been eaten) Gingerbread Cookie Cutter Set of 3 comical for only $10.25 – adorable!

Also check out the round-up of Ginger Bread Houses – complete list of kits, tools, and decorations.

Gingerbread Men Cookies Recipe? Check out these others:

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Find more Recipes on Frugal Coupon Living and be sure to follow FCLAsh on Pinterest where there are dozens of ideas I have pinned for you!

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Last Updated on November 15, 2014 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living