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Gretel and Hansel Gingerbread Skeletons

When you need a snack, without the fuss of fattening up kids from a fairy tale. We totally cheated and made box mix gingerbread for this one, but added our own flair too. More time for movies I say.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 13 minutes
Decorating Time 30 minutes
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Gingerbread Cookie Mix
  • 1 Box Gingerbread Cookie Mix (Not bread!) SEE NOTES
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar This will make your cookies a little crispier
Sugar Cookie Substitute
  • 1 Pkg Sugar Cookie Mix SEE NOTES
  • 2 tbsp Molasses Omit for crispier cookies
  • 2 tsp ginger
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar This will make your cookies a little crispier

Equipment

  • 1 Rolling Pin
  • 1 Cookie Sheet
  • Parchment paper
  • Cookie Cutters

Method
 

For All Cookies
  1. Make the cookie mix according to directions
  2. Refrigerate dough before rolling out
  3. Roll out dough to about 1/4 inch thickness between floured parchment paper pieces
  4. Use gingerbread men cookies cutters to make little men
For Sugar Cookies ( follow above inst. PLUS add this:)
  1. Add 2 tbs molasses and ginger
Decoration
  1. Use ROYAL icing, which will dry to a nice glaze. Use food coloring to make various colors, or just use white for the "bones".

Notes

Like your cookies crispier? Granulated sugar will help, but also substitute egg whites, removing the yolks completely. Substitute butter for oil
Like your cookies chewy?  Omit the granulated sugar and add an extra egg yolk to the mixture. If the dough it too runny, add extra flour until it is kneadable.
Ice cold dough is essential for the dough to take on cookie cutter shapes
Link to  Enco Royal Icing mix   This is honestly one of the easiest and best icing mixes I've used.
Make the icing ahead of time and add to a piping bag, or a Ziploc with the corner cut off. Letting the icing set will make it easier to work with.