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Gingerbread Skeletons

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Gingerbread Skeletons

Gingerbread Skeletons

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Equipment

  • - Gingerbread Loaf Pan: Ideal for shaping gingerbread dough into skeleton shapes before baking.

  • - Cookie Cutter Set: Includes designs suitable for creating gingerbread skeletons.

  • - Silicone Baking Mat: Facilitates easy removal of baked goods from pans, like gingerbread loaves.

  • - Wilton Gumpaste: Essential for sculpting detailed decorations such as limbs and facial features on gingerbread skeletons.

  • - Wire Cutter: Used to remove excess wire frames from cookie dough molds used in shaping skeletons.

  • - Dolomite Powder: Aids in creating a textured, aged look for decorating gingerbread and its skeleton features.

  • - Decorative Sugar Pipettes: Ideal for adding detail to gingerbread decorations without making a mess.

  • - Christmas Tree Stand (for Gingerbread): Serves as an attractive display stand for gingerbread skeletons.

  • - Digital Scale: Ensures precise measurement of ingredients, critical for the correct texture and consistency in gingerbread dough.

  • - Icing Spatula: Useful for applying and smoothing icing on gingerbread, crucial for detailed skeleton features.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup sugar

  • 1/2 cup butter

  • 1/2 cup molasses

  • 1/4 cup water

  • 2 1/2 cups flour, sifted

  • 3/4 teaspoon salt

  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

  • 3/4 teaspoon ginger

  • 1/8 teaspoon allspice

  • Animal and gingerbread people cookie cutters

  • 1 tube white decorating icing with small tip

Instructions

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Instruction 1

1. In a large mixing bowl, cream the sugar and butter together. Add molasses and water.
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Instruction 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.
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Instruction 3

3. Cover and chill for 2-3 hours.
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Instruction 4

4. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
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Instruction 5

5. Roll out dough 1/4" thick on a lightly floured surface.
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Instruction 6

6. Cut into shapes with cookie cutters and transfer to cookie sheet.
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Instruction 7

7. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool on baking sheets or cooling racks.
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Instruction 8

8. Using the white decorating icing, decorate the cookies with "bones" so that they resemble skeletons.
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