Family Chefmate: Gingerbread Cookies

During the Holiday's many people turn to make Gingerbread cookies with their kids. I had the pleasure to be in Florida this Thanksgiving with my mother, cousins, Aunt and lots of kids. Are family tradition is to make ginger bread houses or gingerbread cookies. This year my mom made the gingerbread dough and allowed all the kids to bake and decorate the gingerbread cookies. The kids loved rolling, cutting and decorating the cookies with grandma. My cousin's little boy kept coming over to our hotel room and asking if he could see the gingerbread boys. He was very concerned that we would not eat his beloved cookies that he had decorated so diligently.

If you have family coming into town this holiday season you can make a batch of this gingerbread dough up a head of time and keep it in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. When you are ready for the kids to make the cookies just flour your counter and allow the kids to roll out the dough with a rolling pin. Then let the kids use the cookie cuter to cut out there own gingerbread boys or girls. Place the cookies on a cookie sheet and bake according to the Betty Crocker recipe. Allow the cookies to cool on a piece of foil or wire wrack. When the cookies have cooled continue to decorate them with different colors of icing and different colors and shapes of sprinkles. My kids loved the red hots for eyes and the green frosting.
Eat and enjoy these delicious holiday cookies.

Since I did not make this recipe I will give you the web sight to find it.
Go to: Gingerbread Cookies Recipe from Betty Crocker and down load this terrific recipe.

Cutting Out Gingerbread Cookies