The Gingerbread Man - *** Its Christmas ***

The spirit of Christmas is everywhere. The twinkling lights on the Christmas trees, decorations on the mantles, angels and reindeer dancing in the front yard. Aww.. I love this season. Hubby and I enjoy driving by the beautifully decorated residential localities. Even the malls and streets have the holiday mood. And a lot of parties too ;) Its so much fun to meet all your friends and have a great time together.

With so much holiday spirit around us how could I not bake anything!! And here I am baking or making the perfect Christmas treat "The Gingerbread Man". :) Aren't they cute? So here is a fresh batch of gingerbread cookies for all you folks out there. Lets welcome the holiday season :)

Recipe : Simply Recipes

Ingredients

• Unsalted butter, room temperature - 1 stick or 8 T
• Brown sugar/ Jaggery - 1/2 C
• Honey - 1/2 C
• All purpose flour/ Maida - 2 1/2 C
• Ginger powder - 1 T
• Cinnamon - 1/2 T
• Nutmeg powder - 1/2 t
• Black pepper powder - 1/4 t
• Baking powder - 1 t
• Baking soda - 1 t

Method

• Heat the oven to 350F.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Add the dry ingredients together  to a bowl and keep aside.
• Mix butter and brown sugar till it turns creamy.
• Add honey and continue mixing till fluffy.
• Now add the dry ingredients to this mix and beat till it starts looking like rubble.
• Take the dough and knead it lightly to form a smooth ball.
• Flatten, wrap and chill in the refrigerator for an hour.
• Sprinkle your work floor with some flour.
• Roll out the dough to 1/8" thickness using a rolling pin.
• Cut out the gingerbread man using the cookie cutter.
• Place them on the baking sheet and bake for 8-10 mins.
• Once baked, let is sit and cool on the sheet for 5 mins.
• When they are completely cooled, store them in an airtight tin.