Here is another one of our Christmas recipes, gingerbread boys. I got this recipe from my mom. My kids don't like regular gingersnaps as they are not a fan of the molasses flavor. However they really like these gingerbread boys as they have no molasses. We had a lot of fun making these this past weekend but for some reason the cookies expanded into gingerbread blobs. So no pretty pictures of fancy cookies but we had a lot of fun laughing at our gingerbread blobs.
Gingerbread Boys (or blobs)
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
4 tsp grated orange peel
2 tbsp corn syrup
3 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ginger
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp salt
Thoroughly cream butter and sugar together. Add eggs; beat until light and fluffy. Add orange peel and corn syrup; mix well. Sift together dry ingredients, stir into creamed mixture. Chill dough thoroughly. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut with gingerbread man cookie cutter. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in 375* oven for 8-10 minutes. Cool 1 minute before removing from pan.
Enjoy!
If you are in a hurry I have made these No Chill Gingerbread Cookies and enjoyed them. However they have molasses and weren't such a hit with the kiddos.
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