Gingerbread Men in a Bubble Bath

Tiny, bite-sized gingerbread men languishing in a sweet, creamy bubble bath will usher in a childlike, yuletide spirit.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Yields: 12 cookies

Ingredients

• Tart Shells and Gingerbread Men

• 3⁄4 cup butter
• 1  cup light brown sugar
• 3  tablespoons molasses
• 2  eggs
• 2  cups flour
• 2  tablespoons powdered ginger
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄8 tablespoon nutmeg
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 2  teaspoons cornstarch

• Bubble Bath Cream

• 8  ounces cream cheese
• 3⁄4 cup powdered sugar
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon powdered ginger
• 2  tablespoons  eggnog

• Assembly

• 1  tablespoon  white  icing
• 1  teaspoon  red and  green sprinkles

Directions

1. For the Bath Tub Tart Shells and Gingerbread Men:
2. For the wet ingredients, using a stand mixer, add butter and brown sugar then mix; add eggs and molasses then mix.
3. For the dry ingredients, in a bowl, combine flour, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, cornstarch; mix thoroughly.
4. Combine the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients in the stand mixer.
5. Form small, golf-ball sized shapes, and place them into a small muffin pan; pressing with your fingers to form cups (aka bathtubs); bake at 350F for 15 minutes.
6. Using the other portion of the dough, flatten and roll into an even sheet; press the gingerbread man cookie cutter and carefully place the men on to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper; bake at 350F for 5-6 minutes; after cooling, pipe white icing to form the eyes, mouth, buttons, cufflinks.
7. For the Bubble Bath Frosting:
8. In a stand mixer, add cream cheese, powdered sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and eggnog; mix well.
9. For the assembly:
10. Pipe little round waves into the gingerbread cups (aka bathtubs).
11. Place one gingerbread man into the bathtub.
12. Add red and green sprinkles.