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🍰 Bake Honey Gingerbread Men

301 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Put honey, sugar, and butter into a small saucepan.
  2. 2. Heat the mixture over medium heat.
  3. 3. Stir constantly.
  4. 4. Bring the mixture to a boil until the sugar is completely dissolved.
  5. 5. Mix flour, baking powder, and gingerbread spice in a bowl.
  6. 6. Add the warm honey mixture and one egg to the flour mixture.
  7. 7. Knead the ingredients quickly into a smooth dough.
  8. 8. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap.
  9. 9. Let the dough rest in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
  10. 10. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius with top and bottom heat.
  11. 11. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
  12. 12. Dust the work surface with a little flour.
  13. 13. Roll out the dough on the surface to a thickness of about 7 millimeters.
  14. 14. Cut out gingerbread man shapes from the dough.
  15. 15. Place the figures on the baking tray with some space between them.
  16. 16. Bake the gingerbread men in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes.
  17. 17. Let the cookies cool down completely before decorating.
  18. 18. Whisk powdered sugar and lemon juice together to make a glaze.
  19. 19. Fill the glaze into a piping bag.
  20. 20. Cut a small opening in the tip of the piping bag.
  21. 21. Decorate the gingerbread men with the glaze.
  22. 22. Draw eyes, mouth, and clothing onto the cookies with the glaze.
  23. 23. Attach colorful sugar pearls as buttons using a bit of icing.
  24. 24. Color a portion of the glaze red.
  25. 25. Paint a hat onto the gingerbread men with it.
  26. 26. Enjoy your treats!

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