Easy recipe for soft gingerbread men cookies. A real eye-catcher, super tasty & especially great for kids.
Hey there! Today's recipe is a beautiful Christmas classic. These gingerbread men cookies are the perfect snacks for the whole family!
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Taste and Occasion
Aren't these gingerbread men charming? With this recipe for homemade gingerbread men, you're sure to get into the Christmas spirit! When you look at the beautiful figures, your winter wonderland heart goes right up, doesn't it 🙂 ?
I have also already tested that baking the gingerbread men with children works well. The little bakers love the cute little guys!
Ingredients
Especially best thing: The classic gingerbread men dough for cutting is also suitable for gingerbread houses, hearts, edible tree decorations and Co. What I also like about the recipe: You get nice soft gingerbread men if you follow the storage tips. Gritting your teeth just before Christmas is stupid 🙂 .
And appropriately stored, it becomes incredibly soft and moist… but more on that in the recipe. Now it's time to start baking! Get out your rye flour, honey, eggs, and butter 🙂. Let's go!
How to make the Gingerbread Men Cookies
First of all, heat honey, sugar and butter in a saucepan over medium heat and mix well. Caution: the mixture must not boil. Once everything is well mixed, let the mass cool down sufficiently. Now, mix in eggs, flour, baking soda and spice well until everything has become a smooth dough. Then, pack the dough in an airtight container and let it stand overnight at room temperature.
The next day, the dough can be rolled out (to about 0.2 in/ 5 mm) and any shapes cut out (e.g. gingerbread men). Bake the cut-out shapes at 360°F/ 180°C until the dough is lightly browned (very roughly 10-15 minutes). The finished and cooled gingerbread can then be decorated with egg white icing as desired.
For the egg white glaze, beat the egg whites with the sifted powdered sugar for a few minutes until peaks remain. If the glaze is still too thin, you can add more powdered sugar. You can color the icing with food coloring to taste. Use a piping bag to pipe the decorations onto the gingerbread. Have fun!
Top Tip
The finished gingerbread is relatively hard at the beginning. This is quite normal and should be so. It is best to pack them airtight (e.g. in a plastic box) and put apple slices in the box. The gingerbread is then allowed to draw and is supplied with moisture and thus becomes soft and moist. This can take from 1-2 days to a week. It is best to leave the gingerbread in this state until consumption. If they lie in the air again for longer, they will become firmer again. Important: The apples should be regularly checked and renewed so that no mold develops.
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Gingerbread Men Cookies
Ingredients
For the gingerbread dough
- 500 grams (5 cups) rye flour
- 250 grams (¾ cup) honey
- 80 grams (⅓ cup) butter
- 120 grams (⅔ cup) sugar
- 2 eggs, medium
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 ½ tablespoons gingerbread spice
For the egg white icing
- 30 grams (2 tablespoons) egg white
- 200 grams (1 ¾ cups) powdered sugar
Instructions
- Heat honey and sugar and butter in a saucepan over medium heat and mix well. Caution: the mixture must not boil. Once everything is well mixed, let the mass cool down sufficiently.
- Then mix in eggs, flour, baking soda and spice well until everything has become a smooth dough. Pack the dough in an airtight container and let it stand overnight at room temperature.
- The next day, the dough can be rolled out (to about 0.2 in/ 5 mm) and any shapes cut out (e.g. gingerbread men). Bake the cut-out shapes at 360°F/ 180°C until the dough is lightly browned (very roughly 10-15 minutes).
- The finished and cooled gingerbread can then be decorated with egg white icing as desired. For the egg white glaze, beat the egg whites with the sifted powdered sugar for a few minutes until peaks remain. If the glaze is still too thin, you can add more powdered sugar. You can color the icing with food coloring to taste. Use a piping bag to pipe the decorations onto the gingerbread.
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Variations
Are you now also in gingerbread fever? Then you also have to try my german gingerbread. And if you are still looking for "kid-friendly" recipes for your private Christmas bakery, then you might like this recipe.
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It's like a little miracle to me every time. Seemingly simple ingredients are made into something that can brighten up your life. Butter, sugar, eggs, and flour melt into an airy biscuit, a fine tart, a juicy cake, or a crispy biscuit. Baking simply makes you happy. Welcome and enjoy our blog!
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