GINGERBREAD MEN

So, it’s about time to start with Christmas recipes. Today I’ve prepared this gingerbread men recipe, which apart from being delicious they are really cute. The dough is very crunchy and I added a bit of cocoa so to give it more flavor. This recipe is also perfect to decorate with children.

Ingredients:
300 g flour (10.6 oz.)
115 g butter at room temperature (4 oz.)
150 g brown sugar (4.2 oz.)
3 tablespoons molasses
1 egg M
1 teaspoon of baking soda
A pinch of salt
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg 
A pinch of ground black pepper 
Optional: 2 tablespoons cocoa powder 

Start sifting the flour with the salt, the soda and the spices (and the cocoa powder) and reserve.

Beat the butter and the sugar until it’s creamy. Next add the egg and mix.

Add half of the dry ingredients and mix.

Now add the molasses.

Finally add the rest of dry ingredients.

Knead slightly and divide the dough into three parts. Cover them with cling film and put them in the fridge.

After this time, preheat the oven at 180ºC (356ºF).

Extend the dough, 0,5 cm (0.2 inches) of thickness, and cut.

Place the cookies on a baking sheet and bake them for 10 minutes.

When they’re ready let them rest for 5 minutes and put them in a rack to cool down.
 

And now they’re ready to decorate them.

And finally you can eat them!