Easiest Way to Make Homemade Gingerbread People

Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, gingerbread people. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Gingerbread People is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Gingerbread People is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have gingerbread people using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Gingerbread People:

1. Make ready 1/2 cup Butter Softened
2. Take 3/4 cup Packed Brown Sugar
3. Prepare 1/3 cup Molases
4. Prepare 1 Egg
5. Make ready 2 tablespoons Water
6. Take 2 2/3 cup Flour
7. Take 2 teaspoons Ground Ginger
8. Take 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
9. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon Salt
10. Get 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
11. Take 1/2 teaspoon Allspice
12. Take 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg

Steps to make Gingerbread People:

1. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses, egg and water.
2. Combine flour, ginger, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Divide dough in half. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes or until easy to handle.
3. Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll out each portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 4-in. cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Reroll scraps.
4. Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are firm. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Decorate as desired. Yield: about 2 dozen.
5. Nutritional Facts: - 1 serving (1 each) equals 116 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 18 mg cholesterol, 136 mg sodium, 19 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.
6. ICING: 3 tablespoons Meringue Powder Easy-Add Meringue Powder
7. 4 cups (about 1 lb.) confectioners' sugar
8. 5 tablespoons warm water

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