Cake Mix Gingerbread Men

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Description

Use your magic to decorate these delicious little ginger guys, made from Duncan Hines Spice Cake Mix. Or start a family tradition by making Gingerbread Men with your children.

Ingredients

  • 1 package Duncan Hines® Moist Deluxe® Spice Cake Mix
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 eggs
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • ⅓ cup dark molasses
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • non-pareils
  • 1 tub Duncan Hines® Creamy Home-Style Vanilla Icing
  • heavy weight storage or freezer bag

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. Combine cake mix
  3. flour
  4. eggs
  5. oil
  6. molasses
  7. and ginger in a large bowl (mixture will be soft). Refrigerate 2 hours.
  8. Place dough on a lightly floured surface; cover with waxed paper. Roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with a gingerbread man cookie cutter. Place 3 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Decorate with nonpareil sprinkles.
  9. Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes
  10. or until edges start to brown. Remove immediately to a cooling rack.
  11. Place icing in zip-top freezer bag. Snip the tip off one corner to make a small hole. Pipe a face and ruffles onto each cookie.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 3 hrs

Servings: 12

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