These Easy Mini Gingerbread Men might be my most favorite Christmas cookies! They're just so stinkin' cute and easy to make and no detailed decorations are required for them to be fun and festive.
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Friends... I made it all the way to the end of the 12 Days of Christmas Cookies and I made it before Christmas (barely).
I've literally been sick every single day of December and it's been a struggle to keep up with blogging, caking, the book release and all that hoopla, and then the usual family events, shopping for gifts, etc.
But I've just kept chugging along trying to focus on the fact that I love it all. Christmas is my favorite of favorites.
It makes me so sad that I've felt yuck this entire season. But I'm trying to still make the best of it and choose joy, even in the midst of struggle.
Easy Mini Gingerbread Men Cookies Recipe
So anyway, I'm ending the series with these sweet little Mini Gingerbread Men. It seems "mini" is a running theme for us this year - following the Mini Gingerbread Houses.
Just looking at them makes me so happy! We love to decorate Gingerbread (as seen here) but I also love the ease of cookies that don't need decorating and can be enjoyed just as they are.
And they're SO small and cute! I used a 3" mini gingerbread man cutter. Of course, you can use any size you like, but this size makes them irresistable!
The only decorating we did for these cookies is a dusting of powdered sugar and they're just perfect! And unlike the gingerbread dough for the houses, you'll absolutely want to eat these cookies!
Almost all of the ingredients for these cookies are probably in your pantry already.
Mini Gingerbread Men Ingredients:
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Mini Gingerbread Men Cookies Recipe
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 36 1x
Description
These Easy Mini Gingerbread Men might be my most favorite Christmas cookies! They're just so stinkin' cute and easy to make and no detailed decorations are required for them to be fun and festive.
Ingredients
⅔ cup vegetable or canola oil
¼ cup molasses
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
2-3 Tablespoons powdered sugar
Instructions
1. In the bowl of a stand mixer equipped with a paddle attachment, add the oil, molasses, and brown sugar. Mix well until combined.
2. Add in eggs one at a time mixing well between each addition.
3. Add flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl and whisk to combine.
4. Slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet and mix on medium-low speed until a crumbly mixture forms.
5. Using a spatula or a clean hand, press the dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap.
1. Refrigerate for 2-3 hours or overnight.
Prepare:
1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. and prepared a baking sheet with nonstick spray and set aside.
2. Remove your dough from the refrigerator and place on a floured surface. Roll out to about ¼ inch thickness and using a mini gingerbread man cookie cutter, cut out the desired amount of cookies and place on the prepared baking sheet. (you can place extra dough in the refrigerator for later use)
3. Bake the cookies for 9-10 minutes or until they look fluffy and brown.
4. Generously sift powdered sugar over top once they come out of the oven. Allow to cool and serve.
Notes
These require advanced preparation - the dough must be chilled for at least 2-3 hours, or overnight.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 10
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Alvilda Breeze
I love this recipe and how they turned out. Thank you Rose.
Not used to using oil in cookies. Over here in NZ it is usually butter.
Followed the recipe exactly and chilled the dough overnight and was so happy how they
turned out. Just like your photo.
Jeff
I keep having to add almost a cup of flour and more spices. it's cake batter consistency with 3 cups and I've made it twice now. made sure to follow the recipe very closely the 2nd time and still very loose til I add more flour