Dairy Farmers of Canada

Gingerbread people

This is the Gingerbread Men recipe.

  • Prep: 20 min
  • Cooking: 8 min - 10 min
Yields 10 gingerbread men
gingerbread people

Ingredients

  • 3 cups (750 mL) all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground cardamom
  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground allspice
  • 1/4 tsp (1 mL) ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp (1 mL) ground coriander
  • 1/4 tsp (1 mL) ground clove
  • 1/4 tsp (1 mL) ground black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp (1 mL) ground ginger
  • 2 tsp (10 mL) baking soda
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) butter softened
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup (60 mL) honey
  • 1/4 cup (60 mL) molasses
  • 3 tbsp (45 mL) plain yogurt
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Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 °F (180 °C).

Combine dry ingredients in a bowl. Set aside.

In a separate bowl, beat butter with brown sugar. Stir in honey, molasses and yogurt. Beat dry ingredients into liquid mixture. Stir until dough no longer sticks to the sides of the bowl.

Roll out dough to approx. 1/2- inch thick (1 cm). Cut out 10 little figures with cookie cutter (approx. 5 inches long) or sharp knife. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until golden. Let cool. Ask children to decorate cookies with icing, candy, chocolate pieces, dried fruit, etc. Serve with a cold glass of milk.

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Nutritional information

Per serving
Energy: 297 Calories
Protein: 4 g
Carbohydrate: 49 g
Fat: 10 g
Fibre: 1.1 g
Sodium: 263 mg

Top 5 Nutrients

(% DV*)
Calcium: 4 % / 43 mg
Folate: 32 %
Iron: 17 %
Magnesium: 13 %
Riboflavin: 13 %
Thiamin: 23 %