A Very Merry Christmas From The Fox Kitchen!
I forgot my password to this account and gave up trying to access it when the fall semester started. Luckily it came to me. I was so sure it involved some variation of my school ID and my dog's name, Pippin. Turns out it had nothing to do with either.
Although Christmas in Waco has been rainy and gray instead of the ideal white, I'm glad to spend it home with my family. God bless us, everyone!
This post is dedicated to my first experience with making Gingerbread Man cookies ooOOOooOOoo.
It's pretty straightforward. I just wanted to blog about it.
INGREDIENTS
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup of molasses. (Must be made by your grandma.)
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS
1. Mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt in large bowl. Set aside.
2. Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
3.Add molasses, egg and vanilla; mix well
4. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until well mixed.
(Make sure the wires of your electric mixer are NOT wound around the beaters before you mix. You'll look like an idiot, and your mother will yell at you. That's why I've saved wine for step 6.)
5. Press dough into a thick flat disk. (It will seem crumbly and dry. Don't worry!) Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
6. **IMPORTANT**
Enjoy a glass or two of mulled wine while you wait. Adds some cheer!
7. Preheat oven to 350.
8. Roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness on lightly floured work surface.
9.Cut into gingerbread men shapes with 5-inch cookie cutter. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
10. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges of cookies are set and just begin to brown. Cool on baking sheets 1 to 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Decorate cooled cookies as desired. Store cookies in airtight container up to 5 days.
11. As always, enjoy!
