Lately, I've got a slight obsession with bite sized cookies. It all started when I purchased a 1 1/2 teaspoon cookie scoop and, as a result, felt the need to bake bite sized cookies for days on end. I made bite sized gingersnaps, bite sized raw cookies, bite sized chocolate crinkles, bite sized sugar cookies. Bite sized everything. Then, while I was searching for my gingerdead man cookie cutter, I discovered these mini gingerbread folk at the bottom of what is, admittedly, a large container that houses every cookie cutter I own. Friends, I fear the bite sized madness is never going to end. But that's ok, because everything's better when it fits perfectly into your mouth. And no, that was not a sexual connotation. Or was it?
Perverts.
Perverts.
GINGERBREAD FOLK
1/2 cup vegan butter
1/2 cup cane sugar
1/2 cup unsulphured molasses
1 flax egg (1 tbsp flax meal + 2 tbsp water)
3/4 tsp ground ginger3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp fine sea salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 1/2 cup unbleached flour
In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, sugar and molasses, using a hand mixer on high speed, for 20-30 seconds. Beat in the flax egg, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, salt and baking soda, just until combined. Using a wooden spoon, mix in the flour 1/2 cup at a time. Once you've added 2 cups, start mixing in the flour 1/4 cup at a time. If the dough feels firm enough after 2 1/4 cups of flour have been added, omit the last 1/4 cup.
Preheat oven to 350˚F. Line a large baking sheet with a silicon mat or parchment paper; set aside. Line a flat surface with parchment paper and lightly sprinkle with flour. Roll out half of the dough until it is 1/4" thick. Cut dough and transfer pieces to the prepared baking sheet; chill in freezer for 5 minutes prior to baking. Bake at 350˚F for 6-7 minutes. Transfer to cooling rack then store in an air tight container for up to five days.
Yield: 100+ mini gingerbread folk
do i spot boy AND girl gingerbread folk?? so cute ;) out of curiosity- why do you put them in the freezer right before baking?
ReplyDeleteMy heart just melted. These are adorable! Too cute to eat.
ReplyDelete@Caitlin - it helps them to retain their shape.
ReplyDeletethat's what i thought! thanks ;)
ReplyDeleteThese are the CUTEST!
ReplyDeleteI am offended by that last sentence. Oh the vulgarity.
ReplyDeleteSuper cute! Yes, mini cookies are the best. Then you can have five at a time and that's totally ok, right?
ReplyDeleteI'm not ashamed of the perverted thoughts. You started it.
oooh i love your entire village of bite size gingerbread folk! cute!
ReplyDeleteNext time, bake some bite sized walking canes too.
ReplyDeleteI love everything about this post! ha ha ha
ReplyDeleteCan the vegan butter be subsituted with Tahini?
ReplyDelete@Anonymus - I have no clue, but you could try. Oil would work, as well.
ReplyDeleteHow do you tell their genders? I just see one in a dress and one without.. LOL
ReplyDeleteBut yes, gingerbread folk are tasty! :D
Awwww bite sized gingerbread people. How adorable! I'm making gingerbread cookies right now and I don't own people shaped cookie cutters so I'm going to attempt to cut them out with a knife in these small sizes because you've totally sold me on bite sized cookies now!!!
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