Gingerbread Mummies
Basic Information
- Servings: 18
- Ready in: 45 minutes
- Preparation time: -
- Cooking time: -
- Rating: 5.56
- Health score: 0.00
- Weight Watcher points: 10.00
Summary
Gingerbread Mummies might be a good recipe to expand your hor d'oeuvre repertoire. One serving contains 216 calories, 2g of protein, and 6g of fat. This recipe serves 18. For 30 cents per serving, this recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 40 people have tried and liked this recipe. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. It is brought to you by Foodista. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up butter, milk, ground nutmeg, and a few other things to make it today. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 21%. This score is rather bad. Gingerbread Mummies, Marshmallow Mummies, and Yummy Mummies are very similar to this recipe.
Ingredients
butter0.5 cup
all purpose flour2.5 cups
granulated sugar0.5 cup
molasses0.5 cup
egg1 large
balsamic vinegar1 tablespoon
baking powder1 teaspoon
ground ginger1 teaspoon- baking soda0.5 teaspoon
ground cinnamon0.5 teaspoon
ground cloves0.5 teaspoon
ground nutmeg0.5 teaspoon
kosher salt0.25 teaspoon
powdered sugar2 cups
vanilla extract0.5 teaspoon
milk2 tablespoons
Instructions
Step 1
In a bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter until light and fluffy.
Step 2
In a separate small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, ground ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and salt. Set aside.
Step 3
Add the sugar to the butter and beat until light and fluffy. Turn the mixer to low and mix in the molasses, egg and balsamic vinegar. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the bowl and continue mixing until thoroughly combined.
Step 4
Cover and chill about 2 hours or until the dough is easy to handle.
Step 5
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Step 6
Divide the dough in half and turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
Step 7
Roll each half of the dough to 1/4" thickness adding flour as needed, the dough is very sticky so use flour liberally to prevent your cutouts from sticking to the surface.
Step 8
Using cookie cutters, cut dough into shapes and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment approximately 1" apart.
Step 9
Bake in a 400 degree oven for 5-6 minutes. Cool on baking sheets for one minute and move to a wire rack.
Step 10
In a small bowl, combine the powdered sugar, vanilla and milk.
Step 11
Whisk to combine. Spoon mixture into a pastry bag or zip top bag and snip off the tip.
Step 12
Add two small dots of icing where the eyes should be and then press one eye on each dot. Decorate the mummies using a zig-zag pattern across the surface of the cookie and allow to dry for 2-4 hours or overnight.
Step 13
Store in an airtight container.
Categories
Dish Types: antipasti, starter, snack, appetizer, antipasto, hor d'oeuvre
Diets: lacto ovo vegetarian
Occasions: christmas