Gingerbread Men Cookies With Nutella Hazelnut Spread Recipes

GINGERBREAD HAZELNUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray cookie sheets with cooking spray.
• In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, ginger, cloves and nutmeg; set aside. In large bowl, stir together granulated sugar, molasses, egg and oil. Add flour mixture; stir until stiff dough forms. Stir in hazelnuts (dough may be crumbly).
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in turbinado sugar. On cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart.
• Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

GINGERBREAD MEN COOKIES WITH NUTELLA® HAZELNUT SPREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix together butter, honey and brown sugar. Mix in egg yolk.
• In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, gingerbread spice mix and salt; add to butter mixture and knead for 1 minute. Cover with plastic wrap; and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 320 degrees F.
• On a sheet of parchment paper, roll out dough to 1/6-inch thickness. Using small gingerbread-man cookie cutter or other small shaped-item (such as a glass), cut out gingerbread men.
• Transfer gingerbread men to parchment paper-lined baking sheet; bake on center rack for 8 to 9 minutes or until slightly golden.
• Let cool on rack for 15 minutes.
• Spread 1 1/4 tsp Nutella® hazelnut spread on the back of one gingerbread man then sandwich with another gingerbread man.
• Repeat with remaining gingerbread men and Nutella® hazelnut spread. Mix together confectioners' sugar and lemon juice, adding juice to the sugar, a 1/2 tsp at a time, to make smooth paste. Transfer to piping bag and decorate cookies with icing.