Gingerbread men
Description
When this cookie is baking in the kitchen, the entire house fills with incredible aromas of spices: cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. This recipe yields quite a lot of cookies, so if desired, you can halve the ingredient quantities. It's best to decorate these cookies with royal icing, as it doesn't crumble, can easily be tinted any color, and holds its shape well. You can substitute regular sugar for brown sugar, but the cookies taste much better with brown sugar. The baked goods are ready. Serve at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Place sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger into a saucepan. Add corn syrup and molasses. Add water and bring to a boil over medium heat. Remove from heat and add cold butter.
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Step 2
2. When the butter has melted, add the baking soda and mix. Transfer the mixture to the bowl of a mixer, add the flour, and knead the dough. Divide the dough into two parts and wrap each in plastic wrap.
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Step 3
3. Place in the freezer for 1 hour. Roll out the dough into a 0.5 mm thick sheet and cut out cookies using cookie cutters. Put the cookies into the freezer for 20 minutes. Preheat the oven and baking sheet to 200 degrees.
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Step 4
4. Immediately transfer the cookies from the freezer to a hot baking sheet. Bake for 8-12 minutes. Let the cookies cool. Decorate the cookies with icing and let it set.