{Design inspired by the amazingly talented Nevie-Pie Cakes}
Are you busy in the kitchen baking your Christmas cookies? Have a party to go to and don’t know what to take? This is my favorite recipe and the one time of year that I go all out and make these cute little men. I won’t lie, they take about three days to make {if you have a house full of children to take care of, that is}. But they are worth. every. second. And they make the cutest gifts for friends and neighbors!
Gingerbread Men
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1 egg yolk
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Torani Vanilla Syrup
Satin Ice Fondant
Americolor food coloring gel
DIRECTIONS:
1. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Add in the molasses and egg yolk. Combine the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg; blend into the molasses mixture until smooth. Cover, and chill for at least one hour or overnight.
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until firm. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.
4. Use same cookie cutter to cut out pieces of Satin Ice fondant. Paint top of cookie with Torani Vanilla Syrup and place cut-out fondant on top. The syrup will help the fondant to adhere to the cookie. You could use corn syrup instead of the Torani.
5. Paint desired design on top of fondant using Americolor food coloring and a touch of water {and a clean, small paint brush}.
Blessings!
