Catch 'em if you can…

Remember how cheated you felt when the Gingerbread Man got eaten at the end of the fairytale?

You didn't think anyone would be able to catch him with those long, athletic legs of ginger. Run, Gingerbread Man! Run like the wind! Man, he put up a damn good fight.  

Well, it's time to see if he has the guts to run from your oven. Your mission: Eat the Gingerbread Man. Maybe even two of him ... or three ... or maybe just one. Remember what we said about portion control.

What To Get

• 3 cups flour
• 4 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar (packed)
• 3/4 cup unsalted soy butter, cut into small chunks
• 1/4 cup unsulfured molasses
• 1/4 cup rice syrup
• Ener-G for 1 egg (or any egg replacer enough for 1 egg), prepared as per package directions

What To Do
    
Sift flour, baking soda, salt and spices together. Place margarine and sugar in a large bowl. Mix well until smooth. Add molasses, rice syrup, and Ener-G. Mix well. Add flour mixture. Mix well. Take dough out of bowl and shape it into a large disk. Wrap in plastic wrap. Chill overnight.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a cookie sheet. Roll out dough to 1/8″ thickness. Cut cookies out. Place cookies on the cookie sheet. Bake for 12-14 minutes. Cool on sheet for several minutes than transfer to wire rack. When cooled, draw a lil' gingerbread man face and some buttons with icing on each cookie.

*Note: If you can’t wait until the next day, chill at least an hour or more. Can also be baked in a pan, in one piece.

Enjoy!


Carolyn Scott-Hamilton, Recipe Editor
An avid traveler and crusader for health nuts around the world, Carolyn Scott-Hamilton is the executive producer, creator, host and writer of The Healthy Voyager web series & radio show, site, blog, brand and social network. www.healthyvoyager.com