Gingerbread Men Cookies

Wow, what a terrible mess. Literally. I looked at several different recipes before picking this one, and thought it was odd that you mix the molasses in with the water and baking soda as I did not find this step in any other recipes. It was like a high school chemistry experiment. The mixture grew and grew and grew. Huge mess! I carried on to finish the recipe and was disappointed with the results. Brick hard cookies--even when lowering baking time-- and just a "meh" flavor. I was making these as Xmas gifts but abandoned it before I finished baking all the dough and went for another recipe instead.

I followed the recipe exactly and they turned out perfect. Delicious flavor and they hold up well to icing. I made these for a friend, and they were a big hit! I will definitely be making these again next Christmas.

Easy to make and very tasty. We did add more molasses at the end as the dough had become dry.

Tasted good, but too soft for me. Didn't hold up well to frosting.

These cookies were delicious not too sweet and not too spicy. I rolled them out between two sheets of parchment paper and had no problem with stickiness. I decorated them using only the Royal Icing and they looked good enough to gift, even sell. This one is a keeper.

I thought these were delicious. I used the buttermilk frosting and put them on the Chocolate Gingerbread toffee cake. My boyfriend ate the remaining 2-3 dozen within two days.