Gingerbread Men Cookies are as much a part of the holiday season as presents and mistletoe. Bake up some of these perfectly spiced cookies to share with friends and family this Yuletide.
It’s time to Fill the Cookie Jar with holiday cookies. Our group of FTCJ bloggers has been busy baking our favorite holiday themed cookies to share with you. Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the post to see all of the deliciousness the others made. I brought these classic Gingerbread Men Cookies to our virtual cookie exchange.
I have had the recipe for awhile.
That’s a copy of the original that came home when I was in Kindergarten. I don’t remember making them that day, but I do remember making that much dough when I worked in Day Care.
Gingerbread Men are a nice traditional shape for these cookies. But with an 8 year old boy traditional can be boring. Enter the Ninjabread Men!
Me and my mad cookie decorating skills – Boyakasha!
You can get the cutters here (affiliate link: I receive compensation for any purchase at no additional cost to you).
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Gingerbread Men
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 3/4 cups molasses
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Mix ingredients. Chill in refrigerator at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Roll dough to 1/8 inch thick and cut with cookie cutters. Place at least an inch apart on a baking sheet.
- Bake at 375 degrees for approximately 10-12 minutes.
- Let cool and decorate as desired.
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Until next time, happy eating.
~audrey
Oh My Gosh! These are so stinking cute! I have a daughter, so when she was young it was all about Barbie and girl things. These ninjas would have been fun to make. They look great! Thanks so much for being a part of the Fill The Cookie Jar group! I love seeing what you create!
Sometimes I’d like a break from TMNT and Super Mario for Barbies and all things pink. But, I have been told stepping on Barbie shoes hurts as much as ninja weapons.
Great ninja gingerbread men!
Thanks, Tracy.
These are fantastic. Gingerbread men as so great to decorate, the kids love it, I Luv it too! Great holiday cookies the kids will enjoy. I love your recipe card. It’s a great memento.
I am not a big fan of decorating the cookies, but luckily that’s my son’s favorite part.
I love your recipe card! And that you still have it after all the years is wonderful!
I really need to make some gingerbread men this year. This is one cookie that I to often overlook.
I was thrilled when I found out my mother had saved it.
These are so cute! I love your nostalgia!
Nostalgia is a big part of Christmas, right?
Love you ninja bread men – and the old recipe!
Thanks, Amy. Glad you have joined our group.
Love the ninja man cookies……perfect!
Thanks, Wendy.
I love seeing the old recipe! The ninja’s are pretty cool too, my sons at that age would have loved them!
I debated buying the cookie cutters for an entire minute. Wasted minute, we use them a lot!
Audrey, what a wonderful thing to have! I like traditional gingerbread men myself, only I’ve never bothered to decorate them! I don’t like to eat the icing, so that’s my excuse — couldn’t be laziness! 😀
I usually leave the decorating to my son, but he was in school when I made these for my photo shoot.
Gotta love that ninja turtle cookie :0) Cookies in general are just plain fun and delish!
My son definitely loved Raph. I amaze myself sometimes with the number of things I can convert to TMNT to get them eaten.
How fun. I can’t wait to make these. I have my mother and grandmother’s gingerbread man cookies cutters. It is always fun to try a new recipe. Thanks for sharing at Happiness is Homemade Link Party. I’m just starting my recipe blog and am trying to figure all of this out.