Gingerbread Boys with a Bite

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 2 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 2 egg whites*
• Lemon juice, to taste

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a medium bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and nutmeg.
3. Set aside.
4. In a mixer, beat the butter and sugar until fluffy.
5. Add egg and molasses, and beat until smooth.
6. Add the flour mixture, a little at a time, and mix until incorporated and a dough is formed.
7. Refrigerate until firm, at least 3 hours.
8. Roll dough out to 1/4-inch thick, and cut gingerbread men with cookie cutters.
9. Transfer to an ungreased cookie sheet and bake until set, about 6 to 8 minutes.
10. Cool on wire racks.
11. For the icing:
12. In a mixer, combine sugar, cream of tartar, and egg whites*, and beat until stiff peaks form, about 7 minutes.
13. Mix in the lemon juice to taste.
14. Transfer icing to a piping bag and decorate gingerbread men.
15. A viewer, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe.
16. The FN chefs have not tested this recipe and therefore, we cannot make representation as to the results.

flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ground cloves, ground ginger, nutmeg, butter, sugar, egg, molasses, sugar, cream of tartar, egg whites, lemon juice

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