White Chocolate Gingerbread Men
Gingerbread is the sweet smell of winter. These cookies are not only delicious but they are soft and dense. These are not your grandma's gingerbread cookies.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup molasses
- 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 2 tsp ginger
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp cloves
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a standing mixer combined sugar and butter, whip on medium high speed for 1-2 minutes until lighter in color and texture
- Stir in eggs & vanilla
- Add in molasses and mix until combined
- In a separate bowl combine all the dry ingredients (flour, soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg)
- Turn the standing mixer on low and slowly pour in the dry ingredients. Mix until the dough comes together
- Pour the cookie dough out onto a parchment paper, cover the dough with plastic wrap, use a rolling pin to roll out about 1/4 inch thick. Place the dough onto a cookie sheet and into the fridge to rest for 1-3 hours
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- Remove the dough from the fridge and cut out shapes with a cookie cutter. Place on a light metal cookie sheet lined with a parchment paper
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, until the cookies no longer look shiny
- Leave on the pan for 10 minutes before removing to finish cooling
- In a microwave safe bowl melt the white chocolate chips in 30 second intervals, stir until smooth
- Dip the back side of each gingerbread man into the chocolate bowl and place, chocolate side up, on a parchment paper to cool and set
Nutrition
Calories: 298kcal Carbohydrates: 44g Protein: 4g Fat: 12g Saturated Fat: 7g Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g Monounsaturated Fat: 3g Trans Fat: 0.3g Cholesterol: 43mg Sodium: 166mg Potassium: 238mg Fiber: 1g Sugar: 24g Vitamin A: 270IU Vitamin C: 0.1mg Calcium: 63mg Iron: 2mg