What are Basic Gingerbread Man Cookies?
Dense, ginger-spiced basic gingerbread man cookies are one of the most iconic Christmas cookies, ever. The classic recipe has an amazingly long list of ingredients…which takes some time to mix. Our easy version starts with a cookie mix and just a few ingredients, so you can get to the fun of decorating and eating them sooner.
How Do I Make Easy Gingerbread Cookies?
With just a few ingredients, the dough for simple gingerbread cookies comes together in a jiffy. It’s rolled out and cut with cookie cutters, to form the cutest cookies ever. After they are baked, they are decorated with frosting and cinnamon candies.
How Do I Frost Simple Gingerbread Cookies?
Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy frosting is the perfect choice when you want easy gingerbread cookies and you plan to eat the cookies right away. If you’re looking to store your cookies, see the FAQ below, for other options.
More About This Recipe
- Intricately shaped and decorated gingerbread goes back to the Middle Ages, when adoring ladies would present brave knights with it before going into tournament battles. Today, gingerbread is usually either in the form of cookies or molasses cake that has ginger and other spices. Today’s gingerbread men (or women, or kids!) are typically crisper cookies, so they hold their shape when cut with cookie cutters and keep for a long time (perfect for a month of holiday festivities!). If softer cookies are more your thing, try ginger crinkles or our ginger pumpkin cookies.
Frequently Asked Questions
Easy Gingerbread Man Cookies
- Prep Time 1 hr 15 min
- Total 1 hr 15 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 6
Ingredients
- 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Limited Edition Gingerbread Cookie Mix
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting or 1 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Creamy White Frosting
- 1 bottle (2 oz) Betty Crocker™ red cinnamon decors
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, water and egg until soft dough forms.
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Step2On lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with 2 1/2-inch gingerbread man cookie cutter. On ungreased cookie sheets, place cutouts 2 inches apart.
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Step3Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
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Step4Spoon frosting into decorating bag fitted with round tip. Pipe frosting on cookies. Decorate with cinnamon decors.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 160
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 11%
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- 16%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 20mg
- 6%
- Sodium
- 150mg
- 6%
- Potassium
- 10mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 22g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 14g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%