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Some flat ginger biscuit men, wide white coat on torso and arms, white coconut boots, golden head and hands without detailed face.
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Snow & Ice / Cookies & cupcakes

Gingerbread People in Snowy Coats

A recipe by CakeChristmas / Updated on 30 October 2026.

The biscuits remain flat and sturdy; a wide white coat and two coconut boots replace the fine borders, with the face left biscuit-colored.

20 men of 9 cm / Cold-colded shortbread dough, cutting and icing with water

10Indicative portions
35 minPreparation
24 minBaking
3 hRest & Cooling
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The biscuits remain flat and sturdy; a wide white coat and two coconut boots replace the fine borders, with the face left biscuit-colored.

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Preparation

  1. Cream butter and brown sugar. Add honey and egg, then flour, spices, bicarbonate and salt. Form a disc without kneading for a long time; refrigerate 1 hour.
  2. Preheat to 175°C. Spread the dough between two papers by 5 mm and cut out about 20 men of 9 cm. Spacing on two plates.
  3. Cook one baking tray at a time for 10 to 12 minutes. The contours should color slightly. Wait 5 minutes on the plate, then cool on a rack. Let the biscuits cool down 30 minutes before setting.
  4. Mix icing sugar and water in small touches to obtain a thick icing. Spread about 4 g on each man's torso and arms, leaving head and hands bare.
  5. Place some of the remaining icing on both feet and then touch them in the coconut. Keep a flat decor, without added characters, and let it dry for 90 minutes.

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7 days in metal box, perfectly cold and dry cookies.

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  • Preheat the oven according to the plug and prepare the mold before mixing the last ingredients.
  • Uses the dimensions and cooking mode indicated: a higher or wider mold changes the cooking of the center.
  • Follow the visual cues of step by step in addition to the duration. Respect the intended cooling before unmoulding or decorating.

Substitutions and variations

You can choose a sweeter or more full-bodied honey, keeping the indicated amount. Replacing honey with dry sugar, on the other hand, requires a review of the recipe.

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