Gingerbread People
3
Points®
Total time: 22 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 12 min • Serves: 60 • Difficulty: Easy
Experiment with the cookie decorations. For example, use 1/8-inch satin ribbons for bow ties, and raisins, cinnamon hearts or silver nonpareils to make eyes, nose
Ingredients
Cake flour
2¾ cup(s), sifted
Baking powder
1 tbsp(s)
Ground cinnamon
1 tbsp(s)
Ground cloves
1 tsp(s)
Ground ginger
1 tsp(s)
Table salt
½ tsp(s)
Baking soda
¼ tsp(s)
Raw egg
1 large, beaten
Ground allspice
¼ tsp(s)
Dark brown sugar
1 cup(s), firmly packed
Molasses
¾ cup(s), dark
Reduced-calorie margarine
½ cup(s), at room temperature
Instructions
1
In a large bowl, sift together first seven ingredients; set aside. In mixer on medium, beat egg, allspice, brown sugar, molasses and margarine. Add dry ingredients to liquid ingredients, a little at a time, mixing after each addition to form a stiff dough.
2
Gather dough into 2 equal balls, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, 1 hour.
3
Heat oven to 375°C (176°F). Lightly grease baking sheet(s) with nonstick cooking spray.
4
Remove 1 ball of dough from refrigerator and roll it out on a lightly floured surface to a 1/3-inch thickness. Cut gingerbread shapes from dough with floured cutters (about 3 inches tall). Decorate as desired with oven-safe decorations.
5
Transfer cookies to baking sheet(s). Bake until slightly firm, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool.
6
Yields 60 cookies. SmartPoints do not include decorations.
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