Gingerbread People Cookies

Jessica Turner is hosting a blog cookie exchange today and I had to play along. Happy Holiday Baking. I know I will be in the kitchen this weekend making cookies for Reece's daycare party!


3 cups flour 1 egg
3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup molasses
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons vanilla
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves Royal Icing
1 tablespoon ground ginger Food Coloring
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar


1) Stir together flour, soda, cinnamon, cloves, & ginger; set aside. In a large bowl beat butter with an electric mixer for 30 seconds. Add sugar; beat until combined. Add egg, molasses & vanilla; beat until combined. Beat in as much of the flour mixture as you can. Stir in the remaining flour. Cover & chill dough for 3 hours or overnight.
2) Preheat oven to 375 degrees. On a lightly floured surface roll dough to about 1/8 inch thickness. Cut out gingerbread people with cookie cutters. Arrange cookies about 1 inch apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
3) Bake for 5-6 minutes or until edges are firm & bottoms are brown. Transfer to a wire rack & let cool. Pipe designs on cookies with tinted icing. Makes about 25 - 5 inch cookies.

Enjoy!