Gingerbread Persons

Name: Gingerbread Persons
Yield: Makes twenty-four 4-inch gingerbread people
Ingredients: 3 to 4 tablespoons milk, lemon juice, or water; ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract; ½ teaspoon ground allspice; 4 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons (64 g) unsalted butter, cold and diced; ¼ cup (60 ml) molasses; ¼ cup (60 ml) whole milk; ¾ cup plus 1 tablespoon (160 g) granulated sugar; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon kosher salt; Glutinous rice flour (or additional Cookie Jar Blend), for dusting; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened; 2 cups (200 g) confectioners’ sugar; 1 teaspoon gluten-free meringue powder; 2 large eggs; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 1½ teaspoons finely grated peeled fresh ginger; ¼ cup (34 g) minced candied ginger

Preparation info

Makes
twenty-four
4 inch gingerbread people

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Everyday Art of Gluten-Free

By Karen Morgan

Published 2014

About

Here is Grandma’s recipe, made gluten-free and with a little candied ginger thrown in so I can feel like I’m upgrading tradition.

Ingredients

For the Cookies

3 cups (324 g) Cookie Jar Blend
¾ cup plus 1

Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Cookies

Method

Make the cookies

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a food processor fitted with the S-blade, combine the Cookie Jar Blend, sugar, baking soda, salt, and allspice and beat them briefly to combine. Add the butter and continue to mix on the lowest speed until the mixture resembles damp corn