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Gingerbread Reindeer
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Recipe - Comox
Gingerbread Reindeer Recipe
Gingerbread Reindeer
Prep Time30 Minutes
Servings42
Cook Time12 Minutes
Ingredients
1 cup (250 mL) butter, softened
1 cup (250 mL) packed brown sugar
¼ cup (50 mL) molasses
1 egg
2 ¾ cup (675 mL) Robin Hood Original All Purpose Flour
2 tsp (10 mL) baking soda
2 tsp (10 mL) ground cinnamon
1 tbsp (15 mL) ground ginger
½ tsp (2 mL) ground cloves
½ tsp (2 mL) salt
Icing, candy canes, red jelly beans, assorted candies
Directions
  1. Cream butter, brown sugar, molasses and egg together thoroughly, in a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer, until light and fluffy in texture. Add remaining ingredients gradually to butter mixture, mixing well.
  2. Chill dough for 30 minutes for easy rolling.
  3. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  4. Roll dough ¼” (6 mm) thick on floured surface. Cut with a 3” (7.6 cm) gingerbread man cookie cutter. Place on prepared baking sheets.
  5. Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until cookies are set.
  6. Cool on wire cooling rack.

Decorating reindeer: turn gingerbread men upside down so the feet become the antlers and the head becomes the nose. Decorated as desired.

30 minutes
Prep Time
12 minutes
Cook Time
42
Servings

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Makes 42 servings
1 cup (250 mL) butter, softened
Western Family - Salted Creamery Butter
Western Family - Salted Creamery Butter, 454 Gram
$6.79$1.50/100g
1 cup (250 mL) packed brown sugar
Not Available
¼ cup (50 mL) molasses
Crosby's - Crosbys Fancy Molasses
Crosby's - Crosbys Fancy Molasses, 675 Gram
$5.99$0.89/100g
1 egg
Western Family - Large Size White Eggs
Western Family - Large Size White Eggs, 12 Each
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$4.35$0.36 each
2 ¾ cup (675 mL) Robin Hood Original All Purpose Flour
Not Available
2 tsp (10 mL) baking soda
Not Available
2 tsp (10 mL) ground cinnamon
Western Family - Cinnamon - Ground
Western Family - Cinnamon - Ground, 145 Gram
$8.29$5.72/100g
1 tbsp (15 mL) ground ginger
Western Family - Ginger - Ground
Western Family - Ginger - Ground, 105 Gram
$5.99$5.70/100g
½ tsp (2 mL) ground cloves
CLUB HOUSE - Ground Cloves
CLUB HOUSE - Ground Cloves, 37 Gram
$6.69$18.08/100g
½ tsp (2 mL) salt
Not Available
Icing, candy canes, red jelly beans, assorted candies
Not Available

Directions

  1. Cream butter, brown sugar, molasses and egg together thoroughly, in a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer, until light and fluffy in texture. Add remaining ingredients gradually to butter mixture, mixing well.
  2. Chill dough for 30 minutes for easy rolling.
  3. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  4. Roll dough ¼” (6 mm) thick on floured surface. Cut with a 3” (7.6 cm) gingerbread man cookie cutter. Place on prepared baking sheets.
  5. Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until cookies are set.
  6. Cool on wire cooling rack.

Decorating reindeer: turn gingerbread men upside down so the feet become the antlers and the head becomes the nose. Decorated as desired.