Name: Best Gingerbread Men Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: Flour - 3 cups; McCormick® Ginger, Ground - 2 teaspoons; McCormick® Cinnamon, Ground - 1 teaspoon; Baking soda - 1 teaspoon; McCormick® Nutmeg, Ground - ¼ teaspoon; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; Butter, softened - ¾ cup; Firmly packed brown sugar - ¾ cup; Molasses - ½ cup; Egg - 1; McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract - 1 teaspoon

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20 min.

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Ingredients for - Best Gingerbread Men Cookies

1. Flour - 3 cups

2. McCormick® Ginger, Ground - 2 teaspoons

3. McCormick® Cinnamon, Ground - 1 teaspoon

4. Baking soda - 1 teaspoon

5. McCormick® Nutmeg, Ground - ¼ teaspoon

6. Salt - ¼ teaspoon

7. Butter, softened - ¾ cup

8. Firmly packed brown sugar - ¾ cup

9. Molasses - ½ cup

10. Egg - 1

11. McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract - 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Best Gingerbread Men Cookies

1. Stage

Mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt in large bowl.

2. Stage

Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add molasses, egg, and vanilla; mix well. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until well mixed. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

3. Stage

Press dough into a thick, flat disk. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

4. Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

5. Stage

Roll dough on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of 1/4 inch. Cut into gingerbread men shapes with a 5-inch cookie cutter. Place gingerbread men 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

6. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until edges of cookies are set and just begin to brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on baking sheets for 1 to 2 minutes, then remove to wire racks to cool completely. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

7. Stage

Decorate cooled cookies as desired. Store cookies in airtight container up to 5 days. DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS