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Walking Dead Gingerbread Cookies

by baketotheroots
December 16, 2016
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    Welcome to Bloody Winter Wonderland! ;)) It seems some cookies got… well, it is hard to describe… bitten? Yes bitten and died… or maybe not? It seems they turned into zombies – the Walking Dead Gingerbread. Delicious cookies but maybe contagious? :P

    Walking Dead Gingerbread | Bake to the roots
    Walking Dead Gingerbread | Bake to the roots

    Don’t worry – it’s all fine. I’m not crazy or running late for Halloween. I might not be in Christmas mood as I normally would be around this time of year, but still all fine. I just wanted to make some zombie cookies. That’s all. Why making the same Christmas cookies every year – cinnamon cookies or vanilla crescents – all good, but today I wanted to see some blood. No brains, that would be too gross – but blood is fine :P

    Walking Dead Gingerbread | Bake to the roots
    Walking Dead Gingerbread | Bake to the roots

    The base for these cookies is a pretty simple gingerbread cookies – when it comes to decorate those cookies, you can go crazy. I really ask you to go crazy! I got the cookie cutters for those cookies from a friend – I haven’t seen them in stores here in Germany, but you can use a regular large ginger boy cookie cutter and “adapt” the shape a bit – it should also be easy to draw your own shapes and cut out some cookies ;)

    Walking Dead Gingerbread | Bake to the roots
    Walking Dead Gingerbread | Bake to the roots
    Walking Dead Gingerbread | Bake to the roots
    Walking Dead Gingerbread | Bake to the roots

    Happy (Zombie) Cookie Friday!

    INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN

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    (about 24 cookies)

    For the dough:
    2/3 cup (150g) butter, at room temperature
    3/4 cup (150g) brown sugar
    3.5 oz. (100g) molasses
    1 large egg
    1 tsp. vanilla extract
    3 1/2 cups (450g) all-purpose flour
    1 tsp. baking soda
    1/2 tsp. salt
    1 tbsp. gingerbread spice
    1 tbsp. ground cinnamon
    1 tsp. ground ginger

    For the icing/decoration:
    1/2 egg white (about 0.7 oz.)
    1 cup (130g) confectioner’s sugar
    1/2 tsp. lemon juice
    pinch of salt
    food color (red & black)
    sugar balls

    (ca. 24 Cookies)

    Für den Teig:
    150g weiche Butter
    150g brauner Zucker
    100g Melasse
    1 Ei (L)
    1 TL Vanille Extrakt
    450g Mehl (Type 405)
    1 TL Natron
    1/2 TL Salz
    1 EL Lebkuchengewürz
    1 EL gemahlener Zimt
    1 TL gemahlener Ingwer

    Für das Icing/Dekoration:
    1/2 Eiweiß (ca. 20g)
    130g Puderzucker
    1/2 TL Zitronensaft
    Prise Salz
    Lebensmittelfarbe (rot & schwarz)
    Zuckerkugeln

    Walking Dead Gingerbread | Bake to the roots
    Walking Dead Gingerbread | Bake to the roots

    DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG

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    1. Add the butter and sugar to a large bowl and beat on high speed until light and fluffy. Add the molasses and mix until well combined. Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix until really well combined – for about 2-3 minutes. Mix the flour with baking soda, salt, gingerbread spice, cinnamon, and ground ginger and add to the bowl, mix and knead until well combined. Form a ball, cut in half and flatten. Wrap both pieces into plastic wrap and place in the fridge for at least 3 hours or overnight.

    2. Preheat the oven to 350˚F (180°C). Line two baking sheets with baking parchment and set aside. Roll out the first batch of dough on a floured surface – about 0.2 inch (5mm) thick. Cut out the gingerbread men with a cookie cutter or with a shape and a sharp knife. Place on the baking sheets and bake on baking sheet at a time for about 10-12 minutes. Collect remaining dough and continue rolling out and cutting with the remaining dough. Remove the baked gingerbread men out of the oven and transfer to a wire rack and let cool down completely – bake the remaining cookies the same way.

    3. For the icing sift the confectioner’s sugar. Add the egg white, lemon juice and salt to a tall bowl and beat on high speed until almost stiff peaks form (if it is not enough egg white for your machine, you have to do it by hand). Gradually add the confectioner’s sugar and mix until stiff peaks form. The basic icing is now ready – divide into bowls and mix with food color (you need just a bit of black, a bit more red and mostly white)e. Fill into piping bags and decorate the cookies. Let dry completely, before storing in an airtight container.

    1. Butter und Zucker in eine große Schüssel geben und auf höchster Stufe hell und luftig aufschlagen. Melasse zugeben und gut unterrühren. Das Ei und Vanille Extrakt zugeben und so lange aufschlagen, bis sich alles gut verbunden hat – dauert etwa 2-3 Minuten. Das Mehl mit dem Natron, Salz, Lebkuchengewürz, Zimt und gemahlenem Ingwer vermischen und zur Schüssel dazugeben. Alles zu einem glatten Teig verkneten. Eine Kugel formen, halbieren und platt drücken, dann beide Stücke in Klarsichtfolie wickeln und für mindestens 3 Studen in den Kühlschrank legen.

    2. Den Ofen auf 180°C (350°F) Ober-/Unterhitze vorheizen. Zwei Backbleche mit Backpapier auslegen und zur Seite stellen. Die erste Portion Teig auf einer bemehlten Fläche etwa 5mm (0,2 inch) dick ausrollen. Die Lebkuchenmänner ausstechen oder mit einer Vorlage ausschneiden. Auf die Bleche legen und jeweils ein Blech für 10-12 Minuten backen. Teigreste zusammensammeln und erneut ausrollen und ausstechen/schneiden. Die fertig gebackenen Lebkuchenmänner herausnehmen und auf einem Kuchengitter abkühlen lassen – die restlichen Lebkuchenmänner ebenso backen.

    3. Für das Icing den Puderzucker sieben. Das Eiweiß, Zitronensaft und Salz in eine hohe Schüssel geben und auf höchster Stufe steifschlagen (sollte die Maschine/Handrührgerät die kleine Menge nicht schaffen, müsst Ihr leider von Hand ran). Den Puderzucker nach und nach zugeben und alles aufschlagen. Für die farbigen Icings etwas von der Grundmasse in kleine Schüsseln füllen und mit Lebensmittelfarbe glattrühren (ihr braucht nur ganz wenig Schwarz, etwas mehr Rot und viel Weiß). Die Icings in Spritzbeutel füllen und die Lebkuchenmänner damit dekorieren. Komplett trockenen lassen, bevor sie dann in einem luftdichten Behälter gelagert werden können.

    Walking Dead Gingerbread | Bake to the roots
    Walking Dead Gingerbread | Bake to the roots
    Walking Dead Gingerbread | Bake to the roots
    Walking Dead Gingerbread | Bake to the roots
    Walking Dead Gingerbread | Bake to the roots
    Walking Dead Gingerbread | Bake to the roots

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    • Prep Time: 30
    • Cook Time: 12
    • Total Time: 240
    • Yield: 24 1x
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    For the dough

    • 2/3 cup (150g) butter, at room temperature
    • 3/4 cup (150g) brown sugar
    • 3.5 oz. (100g) molasses
    • 1 large egg
    • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
    • 3 1/2 cups (450g) all-purpose flour
    • 1 tsp. baking soda
    • 1/2 tsp. salt
    • 1 tbsp. gingerbread spice
    • 1 tbsp. ground cinnamon
    • 1 tsp. ground ginger

    For the icing/decoration

    • 1/2 egg white (about 0.7 oz.)
    • 1 cup (130g) confectioner’s sugar
    • 1/2 tsp. lemon juice
    • pinch of salt
    • food color (red & black)
    • sugar balls


    Instructions

    1. Add the butter and sugar to a large bowl and beat on high speed until light and fluffy. Add the molasses and mix until well combined. Add the egg and vanilla extrakt and mix until really well combined – for about 2-3 minutes. Mix the flour with baking soda, salt, gingerbread spice, cinnamon and ground ginger and add to the bowl, mix and knead until well combined. Form a ball, cut in half and flatten. Wrap both pieces into plastic wrap and place in the fridge for at least 3 hours or over night.
    2. Preheat the oven to 350˚F (180°C). Line two baking sheets with baking parchment and set aside. Roll out the first batch of dough on a floured surface – about 0.2 inch (5mm) thick. Cut out the gingerbread men with a cookie cutter or with a shape and a sharp knife. Place on the baking sheets and bake on baking sheet at a time for about 10-12 minutes. Collect remaining dough and continue rolling out and cutting with the remaining dough. Remove the baked gingerbread men out of the oven and transfer to a wire rack and let cool down completely – bake the remaining cookies the same way.
    3. For the icing sift the confectioner’s sugar. Add the egg white, lemon juice and salt to a tall bowl and beat on high speed until almost stiff peaks form (if it is not enough egg white for your machine, you have to do it by hand). Gradually add the confectioner’s sugar and mix until stiff peaks form. The basic icing is now ready – divide into bowls and mix with food color (you need just a bit of black, bit more red and mostly white)e. Fill into piping bags and decorate the cookies. Let dry completely, before storing in an airtight container.

    Notes

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