I decided to make gingerbread cookies for the first time this year. Mom has a recipe which she has been using since the 1960's, but I have never made them myself. We really love the spice and texture of the cookies from this recipe, so the only alteration we made was to use butter instead of shortening.
When we began planning to bake them, we realized that we did not have a cookie cutter in the shape of a gingerbread man, so we had to get creative. This was the first test batch:
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| Our updated version of gingerbread men. |
We figured that Domokun is a perfect shape and color for gingerbread and much more interesting than traditional gingerbread men. The only problem was where to get a cookie cutter in the shape of Domo. Time was tight, and we were not going to try to find one commercially and waste time ordering and waiting for it, so I made a cookie cutter out of a scrap of sheet copper. We used currants for the eyes, the mouth is crushed cinnamon candy, and the teeth are lemon-ginger icing. We are very happy with the results, so now more need to be made.
On a related note, fruitcakes are also in production this week, and will be mailed soon.
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