Gingerbread Skeletons
Spooky and delicious gingerbread cookies decorated as skeletons, made with molasses and warm spices like ginger, nutmeg, and allspice. Perfect for Halloween celebrations or any festive occasion.
Ingredients
- •½ cup sugar
- •½ cup butter
- •½ cup molasses
- •¼ cup water
- •2½ cups flour
- •¾ teaspoon salt
- •¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- •½ teaspoon baking soda
- •¾ teaspoon ginger
- •⅛ teaspoon allspice
- •1 set cookie cutters
- •1 tube white decorating icing
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
1. In a large mixing bowl, cream the sugar and butter together. Add molasses and water.
5 min
- 2.
2. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, salt, nutmeg, baking soda, ginger, and allspice. Gradually add the dry mixture to the wet and blend until the dough holds together.
10 min
- 3.
3. Cover and chill for 2-3 hours.
180 min
- 4.
4. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
10 min
- 5.
5. Roll out dough 1/4" thick on a lightly floured surface.
10 min
- 6.
6. Cut into shapes with cookie cutters and transfer to cookie sheet.
15 min
- 7.
7. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool on baking sheets or cooling racks.
12 min
- 8.
8. Using the white decorating icing, decorate the cookies with "bones" so that they resemble skeletons.
30 min
