Soft and Chewy Gingerbread People

Name: Soft and Chewy Gingerbread People
Yield: Makes 12 cookies
Ingredients: 1½ cups (7½ ounces), all-purpose flour; ½ cup packed (3½ ounces), dark brown sugar; 1½ teaspoons, ground cinnamon; 1½ teaspoons, ground ginger; ¼ teaspoon, baking soda; ¼ teaspoon, table salt; 6 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted and cooled; ⅓ cup, molasses; 1 tablespoon (½ ounce), milk; 1⅓ cups (5⅓ ounces), confectioners’ (powdered) sugar; 2 tablespoons, milk; 1 tablespoon, cream cheese, softened; 1–2 drops, food coloring (optional); , Sanding sugar, sprinkles, crushed cookies, or candy (optional)

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For Kids & Families

Desserts or Baked Goods

Gingerbread cookies are perfect for holiday gatherings and gifts. This kid-friendly recipe makes soft, chewy cookies ready for decorating.

SERVESMakes 12 cookies

TIME1¼ hours, plus cooling time

What Kids Are Saying"Yummy! The cookies were soft, chewy, and I-need-more-worthy!" —Brendan, recipe tester, age 9

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Soft, chewy, and packed with warm spice flavor, these gingerbread people are ready for decorating. (They also make a sweet holiday gift!) These cookies get much of their sweetness from dark brown sugar. Brown sugar is just granulated sugar ...

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