Where are the Gingerbread Girls?

That is what my 7 year old said when I showed her the Gingerbread Men

Cookies.  So she decided to make all of her cookies Gingerbread girls.  I'm so proud!  Besides the gender bias of these cookies, they were amazing. Gourmet. I used challenge butter and organic eggs.  The fresh ginger was hard to grate. I only used a Tbsp and it was enough. It is an easy dough to handle. I let it sit in the refrigerator overnight and baked them in the morning. The first batch made 5 Gingerbread men and one bear. They cooked for 13 minutes. Second batch made 8 bears and cooked for 11  minutes. Third batch made 15 mini leaves, fourth batch 5 large leaves and 5th batch made 7 medium leaves ( I woke up at 6 and finished at 8AM).  They were deliciously crispy.  Then we decorated some with Royal Icing (Which can sometimes be a Royal Pain in the ---).  

These cookies automatically put you in the Holiday Spirit which was perfect for  a Rainy day in Paradise. 

193 to go!