Gingerbread Boys

These gingerbread boy cookies without molasses are flavored with clove, cinnamon, and a hint of orange flavor and can be cut into various shapes.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 73 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 tablespoons dark corn syrup
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1.5 cups white sugar
• 1.5 tablespoons orange zest

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.

Step 2

Cream sugar and butter together in a large bowl. Add egg and mix well. Mix in dark corn syrup and orange zest. Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt; mix until well combined. Wrap dough in plastic and chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours to overnight.

Step 3

Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 inch apart on the prepared cookie sheets.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are firm and lightly toasted on the edges, 10 to 12 minutes.