Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2012

SOOO YUMMY DIDNT NEED TO CHANGE A THING!

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Gillian

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Fargo, North Dakota, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2011

This was my 1st time making gingerbread men and these turned out fabulous! I didnt change a thing, but I did freeze the cookies overnite and took them out and thawed them, this made them stay chewy instead of drying out! A++ recipe:)

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lovelyredhead

Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2011

hmmm...not so sure what to say about these. i can't tell for sure if it's the recipe, or if we are just not gingerbread likers in thishouse. as another reviewer suggested, i cut some of the molasses with honey when i realized mid-pour that i wasn't going to have enough to fill the measuring cup, so perhaps that contributed to it, but these weren't so stellar. they were fun to decorate and easy to roll out, but if i'm honest at least half of the batch went into the trash about 2 weeks later :(

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BECCAP

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Warminster, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Pipersville, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2011

Followed directions as written except I used butter instead of shortening and doubled the spices and added some nutmeg and cloves. I took the advice of many on here and rolled it between parchment paper, but still had trouble keeping the cut out shapes intact. My husband happened to walk by and suggested that i roll the dough in batches, keeping the rest in the fridge, and then take the rolled piece and put back in the fridge for a few minutes. It worked like a charm! I was able to cut and place on a "pam" sprayed cookie sheet without any trouble at all. The cookies are the perfect texture and yummy, though I taste more molasses than spice, even though I increased the spices. Next time I will increase the spices more, but otherwise, it's a keeper!

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mommy2

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2011

I followed the recipe but used unsalted butter instead of shortening. I have made this recipe three times and each time, it has come out perfectly. Rolling the dough between parchment paper really does make it easy to roll and the dough doesn't stick. I also bake the cookies right on the parchment paper that I rolled the cookies out on. The flavor of the cookies is not very strong compared to other gingerbread cookies. They taste like a gingersnap from the store. The cookies can be hard or soft depending on the thickness that you roll them. The thinner the dough, the faster they cook and the crisper they become. I had my kindergarten class bake these in school. They were able to make the dough and roll them out. They decorated them using mini chocolate chips for the eyes and buttons and sunflower seeds for the mouth. The chips and seeds were put onto the cookies before they were baked. I was also able to write the students' names on the parchment paper before baking so the correct cookies went to each child. We made them after reading several different versions of the Gingerbread Man, The Runaway Latke and the Runaway Tortilla. It was a great way to celebrate the season.

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At Witts End

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Greenlawn, New York, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2011

My son made them. We had to add more water, but it was probably the way he measured the flour. We didn't have molasses, so we used dark corn syrup. They taste great. I don't like a strong molasses flavor, so I'd probably go 1/2 c molasses and 1/4 c dark corn syrup if we make them again.

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Lilacs

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Radcliff, Kentucky, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2011

It needs sugar.

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jennkay

Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2011

First time ever making gingerbread men and I think they turned out awesome! I used Tenderflake (lard) for the shortening and I added 1/2 tsp nutmeg to the recipe. I chilled the mixture in the fridge for 1-1/2 hours before rolling it out. Have to be pretty careful rolling it because it is very sticky and careful picking them up to place on cookie sheet because they break easy but once baked, they harden up. YUMMY!

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BuffyMolleson

Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2011

This was the best gingerbread cookie I have ever had. You can really taste the molasses which I LOVE LOVE LOVE and they are soft. I mostly used a circle and gingerbread men for my shapes and they held up really well (not so soft they fell apart). I made enough last year for 20 servings and shared with my friends and family and they all loved the recipe. The only change I made was I used two sticks of margarine instead of the shortening because I didn't have any. Thank you so much Annamaria for my favorite cookie recipe.

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bspairana

Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2011

I made this recipe as it is written and it is fantastic. This was my first attempt at making gingerbread men in all of my 58 years. Very easy. I did not let the dough chill for an hour, however. I immediately rolled the dough between waxed paper as one reviewer suggested...and yes that worked very well. Thank you for sharing your recipe.

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