Recipe: Roselyn Bakery's Gingerbread Men Cookies

GINGERBREAD MEN

1 1/4 teaspoon allspice
2 3/4 teaspoons baking soda
5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
3/4 cup Crisco shortening
3/4 cup granulated sugar
6 tablespoons whole eggs
1 1/4 cup extra fine coconut*
1 1/4 cup honey
5 cups all-purpose flour

Preheat oven to 360 degrees F.

Combine allspice, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, salt, shortening, and sugar into a large mixing bowl. Cream together. Scrape down bowl.

Add beaten eggs and mix thoroughly. Scrape down bowl. Add coconut and honey and mix well. Scrape down bowl. Add flour and mix well.

On a lightly floured surface, with a floured rolling pin, roll dough 1/8 inch thick. With a 5 inch long cutter, cut out men. Reroll trimmings and cut more cookies. With spatula, place 1/2 inch apart on cookie sheets.

Bake at 360 degrees for 8 minutes or until browned, then, with spatula, remove cookies to racks to cool. Decorate as desired.

*Make sure that the coconut you use is very fine, almost like coarse sugar (you may have to grind store bought coconut flake down).

Makes 3 dozen cookies
From: Recipelink.com
Source: Roselyn Bakery Cookbook by the Clark Family

Hello,

I haven't tried this recipe but it includes the coconut you mentioned so I'm hoping it's the one you're looking for.

Happy Holiday Baking!

Betsy