Ginger Snap People

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2PointsPlus Value

Prep time: 20 min

Cook time: 10 min

Other time: 0 min

Serves: 60

These crisp cookies are great with coffee, tea or ice-cold skim milk. Wrap some in colorful plastic wrap for a tasty holiday gift.

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Ingredients

2 cup(s) all purpose flour

1 cup(s) whole wheat flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 Tbsp ground ginger, or less to taste

1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp table salt

1/4 tsp ground allspice

1/4 pound(s) regular butter, softened (1 stick)

1 cup(s) packed brown sugar, dark-variety

1 large egg(s), beaten

1/2 cup(s) blackstrap molasses

1 tsp vanilla extract

4 spray(s) cooking spray

1 Tbsp all purpose flour, for rolling out dough

1 1/2 cup(s) powdered sugar

2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice, or less to taste

2 tsp lemon zest

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt and allspice; mix well and set aside.
Using an electric mixer on high speed, in a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg, molasses and vanilla; beat until thoroughly combined.
With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture to egg mixture, a little at a time, beating after each addition (dough will be stiff).
Divide dough into 2 equal-size balls and shape each into a rectangle; wrap each with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 375˚F. Coat 2 nonstick cookie sheets with cooking spray.
Unwrap dough and place on a lightly floured surface; let stand for about 15 to 20 minutes. Roll dough out to 1/4-inch thickness; cut cookies using a 3-inch gingerbread man cookie cutter.
Place cookies on prepared cookie sheets and bake until crisp, about 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven to wire rack and let cool.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, to make icing, combine powdered sugar with lemon juice and zest; decorate cookies as desired. Yields 1 cookie per serving.

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heidig1958
4/14/2013 1:16:33 PM

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Best cookies ever! Not just for holidays!

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thestitch2
1/2/2013 4:48:28 PM

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these were delicious. great dunking cookie.

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alikatz2
1/1/2013 10:53:05 AM

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Made these with my 5 year old son. We used a star cutter and actually got an extra five cookies. He and I love these cookies!! Will definitely make these again.

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littlealigator (ali)
12/28/2012 10:55:27 PM

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Made these instead of the usual gingerbread men - the family loved them!

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