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How to Bake Anatomically Correct Gingerbread Men & Women

These PG-13 Cookies resulted in many chuckles from my co-workers! The recipe is easy to work with and tasty! Cookies can be made into ornaments as well as eaten. Have fun with these!

Rollie Brandt

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NOTE: I checked with SnapGuide before creating & submitting this guide. They judged them as amusing, fun, acceptable, gave their blessing, suggesting a disclaimer for those of you not wishing to view.

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I have always used and prefer a Pastry Cloth & rolling pin cover (found in kitchen supply stores). These prevent dough from sticking. You can be creative with what candies you choose for faces.

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Prepare dough. Cream shortening & sugar. Blend in remaining ingredients. Cover & chill 2-3 hours in refrigerator.

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Heat oven to 375°. Dough is easy to work with if chilled.

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Roll dough to 1/4" thick on lightly floured cloth-covered board.

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Cut with cookie cutter.

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Place on increased cookie sheet. .

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Re-roll scraps for more cookies

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Form cookie boobs for Cookie Women by rolling & flattening balls and placing pairs on cookie chests. Add-ons adhere no problem.

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Be creative... And don't forget faces!!

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Form "packages" for Cookie Men by rolling 2 tiny balls (pardon the pun) and a cylinder and put parts in place.

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BAKE 10-12 minutes at 375°

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Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. If desired, punch hole in tops of heads for inserting hanging ribbon for ornaments. (This must be done immediately while cookies are hot and pliable)

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Gingerbread Men & Women can be hung as ornaments on the tree.

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Store in airtight container (hopefully they behave themselves). Cookies freeze well.

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Makes approx 16 depending on thickness of dough.

You're Done

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½ Cups Shortening

½ Cups Sugar

½ Cups Dark Molasses

¼ Cups Water

2 ½ Cups Flour

¾ Teaspoons Salt

½ Teaspoons Baking soda

¾ Teaspoons Ginger

¼ Teaspoons Nutmeg

⅛ Teaspoons Allspice

Candies for faces

Rolling pin

Cookie cutter

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Alyssa James 3 weeks ago

Absolutely delightful!!!!

Cynthia Harris 4 months ago

Beautiful!!

Maggie Callas 5 months ago

Wonderful just wonderful

Karen Larard 5 months ago

Hysterical!!! 😁😁😁

Serene Snapguider 6 months ago

Love!!

M C 6 months ago

You are too funny! Now the world knows how to make Anatomically Correct Gingerbread Men & Women. Who knew!!! Love you, Rollie!

Heidi Bodette 6 months ago

When a baker loves her ginger-bread very very much...

Pursuing Defeat 6 months ago

Thank you for such fun idea it made me laugh and I'm sure my friends will love it too!

Iwona Amaefule 6 months ago

Yea... Rock on rollie!

Adam Cowan 6 months ago

I made these no problem. There going to be for friends for x-mas so i kinda made the Lady bits and gentlemen members a bit bigger. ; ) thanks so much for the great idea!!! Don't change your picture, without the bits and members i would have just looked over this project!!! Cheer's!

Sherry Durdle 6 months ago

Here here Rollie!!!

Viki Edwards 6 months ago

Thanks everyone for your sense of humor. And to the others I will be most happy to take a new photo for the cover. Not sure if I can edit that on my end or if SnapGuide has to do it. As I shared, I sent them a photo and questions before making the guide. They emailed me back and thought they were just fine and quite fun. Having a sense of humor does not make one perverted, nor can you judge a person's heart or what they regard as "the meaning of Christmas" by a batch of cookies. If that were the case, we should not make any of the other Christmas Cookies in my guides. I'm a Christian

Rollie Brandt (author) 6 months ago

Love this idea I'm definitely gonna have to make these. I do agree the cover photo should be changed because there are children on this app.

Yaritza R 6 months ago

Adorable! My brother & I actually did this with sugar cookies (:

dmulisha . 6 months ago

I....love....you....

Ashton Fischer 6 months ago

Jeez people .. It's not perverted or wrong .. It's a cute idea for a grown up maybe secret Santa party!! ;)) have fun with it.. Elizabeth is right if you don't like it don't do it! Didn't you mother teach you if don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all ! :)

Krista Ivie 6 months ago

Stop being prudes people, if you're offended, don't make them.

Elizabeth D 6 months ago

That's the meaning of Christmas? Poor taste!!!

Joni Perry 6 months ago

Love these!!!

Viki Edwards 6 months ago

Lol... Thats a first

Adam Cowan 6 months ago

Lol this is so cute!! Love this!

Jennifer Martinez 6 months ago

Bewbs!!

Eldon Ngo 6 months ago

Awesome!!

Frank A 6 months ago

I love them!!

Elizabeth Sheldon 6 months ago

That's awesome! Put a twist on gingerbread

Brittany Mackinnon 6 months ago

I have to make them for my office now :-) Ty so much!

Misty Mickinkle 6 months ago

Hahaha... Nice

Braja-raja Dasa 6 months ago

This is super cute. :)

Johnney King 6 months ago

Hahaha! This is amazing! Good on ya!

Aletta Munoz 6 months ago

That is awesome!!!

Paty Mayonnaise 6 months ago

Lmfao.... Rollie I had no idea.... I'm pretty sure this just makes me even happier to have hit that follow button! Haha

Rane Body Decor 6 months ago

I am speechless. You look like a mild-mannered Sunday School teacher.

Annie Johnson 6 months ago

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I may just try it and see how it comes out lol if it doesn't work I'm sure I could use it as a pie crust or something lol

Rane Body Decor 6 months ago

I think butter might change it but I'm not sure. Maybe google that. That's a good question. The recipe came from my Betty Crocker Cookbook from the early '70's.

Rollie Brandt (author) 6 months ago

Could you use butter instead of shortening or will it change it too much?

Rane Body Decor 6 months ago

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