Gluten Free Gingerbread Men Cookies

• Vegetarian
• Gluten free

• Produce

  • 1/2 tsp Ginger

• Condiments

  • 3/4 cup Molasses

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 cup Brown sugar, light
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 3 1/4 cups Gluten free all purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp Xanthan gum

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Butter

• Liquids

  • 1/4 cup Water

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Description

Ingredients

• 3 1/4 cups gluten free all purpose flour (plus extra for dusting)
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp. xanthan gum (omit if your flour blend has this already)
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. ginger
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 cup water
• 3/4 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions

• In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer beat together brown sugar and butter until fluffy.
• Add water, molasses, and vanilla extract and continue to mix until ingredients are combined.
• In a separate bowl add flour, baking soda, xanthan gum, cinnamon, salt, ginger, and nutmeg.
• Slowly add flour mixture while still mixing, until all ingredients are combined into a wet dough.
• Lightly sprinkle flour on dough and wrap in plastic wrap. Press into a disc-shape and refrigerate for at least two hours (or overnight).
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper (or grease).
• Roll out dough to about 1/4-inch thick, generously sprinkling rolling surface and dough itself with extra flour. Add flour as needed if it feels too sticky.
• Use a cookie cutter lightly dusted in flour to cut out your gingerbread men and transfer to baking sheet. If they are sticking to the surface, lightly flour a spatula and use this to move them to the baking sheet.
• Roll leftover dough back into a ball and repeat the process of rolling and cutting until all dough is used up.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until cookies are puffed and slightly brown on the edges. The longer you leave the cookies in the oven, the more firm they will be.
• Wait for cookies to cool completely before decorating.