Name: Brown Butter Gingerbread Men
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 4 h 40 min
Yield: 2 dozen cookies
Ingredients: For the Brown Butter Gingerbread Cookies:; 3 and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 and 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice; 1 tablespoon ground ginger; 1 cup (2 sticks or 8 ounces) unsalted butter, browned then brought back to room temperature; 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons hot water; 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 tablespoon unsulphured molasses; For the Icing:; 1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted; 3 teaspoons warm water, more if needed; 1/8 teaspoon salt; Food coloring, optional