Gingerbread People

photo by:kraft

Butterscotch pudding is the secret to our super-moist take on these beloved holiday cookies. Our only advice: Don’t tell Grandma you've found a better recipe.

time

prep:

20 min

total:

1 hr 32 min

servings

total:

20 servings

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What You Need

3/4

cup butter, softened

3/4

cup packed brown sugar

pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O Butterscotch Instant Pudding

egg

cups flour

tsp. baking soda

Tbsp. ground ginger

1-1/2

tsp. ground cinnamon

Make It

BEAT butter, sugar, dry pudding mix and egg in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Mix remaining ingredients. Gradually add to butter mixture, beating well after each addition. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.

HEAT oven to 350°F. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness; cut into gingerbread shapes with 4-inch cookie cutter, rerolling trimmings. Place, 2 inches apart, on baking sheets sprayed with cooking spray. Use straw to make hole near top of each cutout.

BAKE 10 to 12 min. or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets 3 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Decorate as desired. Insert ribbon through holes to hang cookies on tree.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

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How to Decorate Cookies

To easily decorate cooled cookies, fill resealable plastic bag with prepared frosting. Seal bag and cut small corner off one of the bottom corners of bag. Roll down top of bag to squeeze frosting over cookies to decorate as desired.

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MsSharonK

posted:12/16/2008

OMG! After 44 years of marriage, I have finally found a gingerbread cookie recipe that I will make again. I, like others, didn't put in the fridge for 1 hr. The cookies that were made from the rerolled dough were as good as the first cutting.

shell251

posted:12/14/2008

We have made this a tradition in our house for four years. This is simply the best gingerbread cookie ever. Friends ask for them every year. They never stay around very long!!!

ltlbitz

posted:12/8/2008

I love this recipe. Very easy to make and the kids kept coming back for more. I am making more tonight!!

DeeCroft

posted:12/3/2008

Very easy to make. I did not use any ginger, because I did not have any, but will the next time. Everyone was raving about them. I also found that I did not need to refrigerate the dough before cutting the cookies out.

parciak7470

posted:12/2/2008

I made these cookies using this recipe during the holidays last year and I have already done so this year. Everyone that has tried them loves them because they are always soft every time I bake them, which is a real plus. They are pretty fool-proof, hard to mess up!

angel1533

posted:11/14/2008

The dough was so quick and easy to prepare, I let it chill overnight, and let my 3- and 4-year old children do the cookie-cutting and decorating the next day. They turned out very well, I will definitely use this recipe from now on!!!

kimfluck

posted:10/24/2008

This is a fantastic recipe. After reading other reviews, I used a little less ginger (only 2 teaspoons) for a milder flavor and I also found I did not need to chill the dough before rolling. When I make this recipe next time, I think I will use a bit less flour. I used a football-shaped cookie cutter and made gingerbread footballs and I piped on white icing to make the stripes and the laces you find on real footballs. They will be a hit at an upcoming football team fund raiser!

a cook

posted:9/12/2008

Made these last Christmas with my girls and will be making them again this year. They are the best tasting gingerbread cookies I've made and so easy.

jenny3t

posted:8/26/2008

These are wonderful gingerbread cookies. We make them every year for Santa with a tall glass of milk. They are a holiday tradition in the making.

Ahrens

posted:5/12/2008

We've made these the last three Christmas seasons and love them. We use a little less ginger than the recipe calls for, just because we don't like a strong ginger taste. My sons love that these gingerbread people have a tendency to "hide" from them a few times before Christmas--they have to find them in order to eat them! We enjoy these as a fun Christmas tradition.