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Walking Dead Gingerbread

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  • Author: Bake to the roots
  • Prep Time: 30
  • Cook Time: 12
  • Total Time: 240
  • Yield: 24 1x

Ingredients

Scale

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

  • Enjoy baking!

Find it online: https://baketotheroots.de/walking-dead-gingerbread/