Well, it all started with the Gingerbread story mama made up few days ago. Ever since then both little punks kept questioned mama with all sort of Gingerbread trivia. Sigh... mama knows it is kind of early for some Gingerbread cookies, but reckon it might be a good idea to solve the Question marks in Little Sprouts.
Original recipe here, mama make some changes of the ingredients according to own liking.
Ingredients
Gingerbread dough
- 1 cup white sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 2 eggs
- 6 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3 teaspoons ground ginger
- 3 teaspoons ground nutmeg(optional)
- 1/2 cup butter(soften)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 1 and a half tbs milk
- food dye
Step 1: Mix both sugar, shortening and hot water in a large bowl.
Step 2: Stir in eggs, flour, baking soda, salt and spices, then knead into a soft dough. Cover and refridge 1 hour, or 3 hours at room temperature.
Step 3: Roll out dough to 1/4 inch, cut and bake 10 mins in preheated oven at 175C.
Our very 1st batch of Gingerbread cookies! The Little Sprouts couldn't stop nibbling even before mama apply the frosting.
Step 4: (High speed) Cream the butter until smooth for frosting. Add vanilla extract, sugar and milk at low speed. Distribute the frosting, add desire colours, mix well and start decorate the cookies when it's cool.
The dough itself yield about 4 batches of Gingerbread cookies, the residual dough mama attempted to build a cosy Little Sprouts' dream Gingerbread house!
For my beloved Little Sprouts!
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September 30, 2011 1:32 AM
Can me and Cheeyee go bake gingerbread cookies in your house? >.< So tempted!
September 30, 2011 5:25 AM
Oooo...so lovely. Gee! Christmas is early this year. I'm not a fan of gingerbread, ginger cookies or anything ginger though...
September 30, 2011 7:03 AM
Well done!!! So lovely!!! Yeah!!! Christmas on the way (^^)
September 30, 2011 8:25 AM
Alice, that gingerbread house is nice...so how you all gonna finished it? Can get ready for this coming X'mas d...
Have a nice weekend ya.
September 30, 2011 8:27 AM
Wah Alice!!! Really nice! First time I see Gingerbread house!
September 30, 2011 8:32 AM
That's so nice and sweet of mama to make that gingerbread house scene for the punks :)
September 30, 2011 9:57 AM
Em, I reckon the gngerbread bear is Ah Xuan and the gingerbread girl is Juan Juan.
Has Ah Xuan officially become the sous-chef in your kitchen, since I hardly see Juan Juan around lately?
September 30, 2011 10:50 AM
LOL!! Those chubby lil fingers, I thought belongs to Ah Xuan :p My bad!
You've got 2 helpers (although you mentioned Ah Xuan is more than vandal) around the kitchen, I've got 2 destroyers who like to kacau me when I'm trying out new recipe.
September 30, 2011 10:54 AM
Feels like Xmas d.. :)
September 30, 2011 10:59 AM
Sorry....i've posted a comment on the wrong post! haha....
The dream house is so nice !
September 30, 2011 11:05 AM
wow!! an early christmas?? haha, or you are already practicing for that already?? so cute those gingerbread man, errr, and woman lah~~ :p
September 30, 2011 11:32 AM
Wohoo...Xmas comes in advance...heheheh.That's lovely gingerbread.
September 30, 2011 11:35 AM
hi Alice thanks for sharing this. You've got cute hands to help you with your cooking.
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September 30, 2011 12:28 PM
Wow nice! Christmas comes early ya? :P
September 30, 2011 12:31 PM
wah you made gingerbread house tim... very nice and cute
September 30, 2011 2:36 PM
Fuiyo...looks great. Preparing for Christmas ya
September 30, 2011 3:02 PM
The Ginger Bread house is so lovely, Alice you amazed again.
September 30, 2011 3:59 PM
Hi, thanks all for the warm comments... yeah, be early Merry Christmas everyone, kiahahaha!
Happy weekend!
September 30, 2011 4:01 PM
wow!so cute the gingerbread man and girl...hahaha!I like the gingerbread house too^^
Happy weekend to you too!
September 30, 2011 4:08 PM
Wow, splendid and very nice and wholesome output! The gingerbread house looks very cute and nice - like it's more for the eyes to see and hands to play like a dollhouse rather than to eat! ^_^
September 30, 2011 4:16 PM
Wow! That was an absolute art piece! I like the house very much! So much love has gone into it :)
Have a good weekend.
cheers
September 30, 2011 6:19 PM
Gingerbread...wow one of my favs!
Early Christmas? then it should be kiasuhahahahahahahahaha!
lol
+Ant+
September 30, 2011 11:06 PM
Gingerbread sure reminds me of Christmas. Lovely edible work there. :)
October 1, 2011 4:35 PM
I am really eager to buy my on oven because i really wan to try baking and to make such a wonderful and yummy project like this
October 1, 2011 5:44 PM
Feeling Xmas hearing jingle bells? haha. Nice ginger bread.
October 1, 2011 10:57 PM
So cute!! I love the outcome!
October 1, 2011 11:10 PM
lovely creation!! i wish i could make one like that..
by the way, do you mind checking out on The Lunchbox?
October 2, 2011 6:43 AM
Hello~! Thank you all for the warm thoughts, happy Sunday to all my friends!^^
October 2, 2011 2:23 PM
My very first "gingerbread boy" was a cheat... I just cut out with a cookie cutter from bread. Chloe was only 2yo and she was curious too, after I read the story to her. Your creation is so impressive... got house too. Wow.. very nicely done! Better don't let C see this haha :p
October 2, 2011 8:24 PM
wow, am really impressed with the gingerbread house!! nice work!
October 4, 2011 3:16 PM
Christmas come early this year? hehhehe...Practise make perfect, by year end do another batch of gingerbread cookies.
October 4, 2011 5:21 PM
Oh such beautiful gingerbread cookies, can I have one?:D I like the gingerbread house too! Nicely decorated!
October 5, 2011 8:34 PM
That some cute and pretty ginger cookies for kiddies! I suddenly turn into one looking at the pic, please feed me! hehe
October 6, 2011 6:20 AM
you are indeed very early leh ...
BTW, nice house ... :)