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

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