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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 cookies 50g

Recipe makes 15 cookies)

The following items or measurements are not included below:

white decorating icing

Calories 189
Calories from Fat 57 (30%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 6.4g 9%
Saturated Fat 3.9g 19%
Monounsaturated Fat 1.6g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 16mg 5%
Sodium 206mg 8%
Potassium 190mg 5%
Total Carbohydrate 31.1g 10%
Dietary Fiber 0.6g 2%
Sugars 13.0g
Protein 2.2g 4%

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Halloween 2007

dicentra

Gingerbread Skeletons

Recipe #252259 | 25 min | 15 min prep | add private note
dicentra

By: dicentra
Sep 11, 2007

These are just too cute! You will need gingerbread and/or animal cookie cutters. I think it would be fun to make the animal ones too. From Epicurious.

15 -20 cookies (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1
    In a large mixing bowl, cream the sugar and butter together. Add molasses and water.
  2. 2
    In a separate bowl, mix the flour, salt, nutmeg, baking soda, ginger, and allspice. Gradually add the dry mixture to the wet and blend until the dough holds together.
  3. 3
    Cover and chill for 2-3 hours.
  4. 4
    Preheat the oven to 375°F.
  5. 5
    Roll out dough 1/4" thick on a lightly floured surface.
  6. 6
    Cut into shapes with cookie cutters and transfer to cookie sheet.
  7. 7
    Bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool on baking sheets or cooling racks.
  8. 8
    Using the white decorating icing, decorate the cookies with "bones" so that they resemble skeletons.

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From: Nikisilv

On Dec 15, 2009

I used these with Dinosaur cookie cutters. They looked like fossils...so cute! They were a big hit for My sons dinosaur birthday party! Thanks for sharing

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  • From: Wild Thyme Flour

    On Oct 29, 2009

    such a cute idea!! I will be using the animal cookie cutters that came with the play doh!

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