Christmas Gingerbread Men Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup Splenda Brown Sugar Blend
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg yolk

Directions

1. Mix together flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon and allspice into a medium bowl. Set aside.
2. Cream butter and Splenda Brown Sugar Blend in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in egg and egg yolk. Stir in dry ingredients and mix until dough forms. Shape dough into a disc, wrap, and refrigerate for 2 hours.
3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
4. Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick on a lightly floured surface. Using a 4-inch cookie cutter, cut dough and place on cookie sheet.
5. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes. Allow cookies to cool for 2 minutes, then remove from pan and let cool completely on rack.

   If you want to decorate with icing, use this sugarfree glaze recipe.

Recipe Yield: Yield: 30 servingsServing Size: 1 (4-inch) gingerbread cookie

Source: Splenda
Recipe and image appear courtesy of Splenda.