This Christmas Gingerbread Man Nutcracker
is 17 inches tall and stands on a dark brown square base. The Christmas Nutcrackers Village People Gingerbread Man is wearing a white, cloth baker’s hat with scroll ribbon and a pink heart-shaped decoration resembling a cutout cookie with glittery gold with red and white sprinkles. Check out our other Gingerbread King Nutcracker and our selection of Gingerbread Ornaments. His jacket is light brown with a white collar, brown and glittery red epaulets with glittery red and white cuffs. There’s a light glittery design above the cuffs and also below the epaulets. The top of the jacket has a white glittery scalloped line with pink wooden flowers with a white wooden dotted center. The bottom half of the Christmas Gingerbread Man Nutcrackers jacket are a white crisscross design with a glittery red and white designed trim. These Christmas Nutcracker Decorations have white down feathers for his hair and his mustache and eye brows are white glitter. His belt is dark brown with a glittery soft pink center that has a red plastic jewel in the center. The unique nutcracker has glittery soft pink and red stripped trousers with tall brown boots that has pink, white and red buttons going down the front of them. Our Gingerbread Christmas Nutcracker is holding a deliciously decorated scepter in his left hand and has a small Gingerbread cookie hanging from a gold rope in his right hand. Select to see a complete listing of our Christmas Decorations Ideas.
Hollywood Nutcrackers.
Holly Adler, a renowned artist, has designed a collection of whimsical nutcrackers called Hollywood Nutcrackers.
Holly has worked for Kurt Adler for over 25 years and only designs exclusively for them. Characters including Christmas, fantasy and everyday nutcrackers are an assortment that the collection features. Hollywood Nutcrackers™ make the perfect gift for every occasion with Holly's everyday and fantasy designs that include golfers, fisherman, pirates, and even magicians.
The Christmas Hollywood Nutcrackers™ are created by all the things we love about the holidays. Each nutcracker brings a unique feeling of Christmas cheer from the way they are decorated with red and white candies, snowflakes and glittery uniforms.
Holly Adler also has created other collections such as Holly Bearies, Holly Dearies, Holly Families, Holly Occupations and Holly Sports, in addition to Hollywood Nutcrackers. Check out our Christmas Nutcracker Decorations for the holidays.
Easy Gingerbread Cookie Recipe.
Ingredients
6 cups all-purpose flour1 tablespoon baking powder1 tablespoon ground ginger1 teaspoon ground nutmeg1 teaspoon ground cloves1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1 cup shortening, melted and cooled slightly1 cup molasses1 cup packed brown sugar1/2 cup water1 Egg1 teaspoon vanilla extract.Directions
1. Sift together the flour, baking powder, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon; set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together the shortening, molasses, brown sugar, water, egg, and vanilla until smooth. Gradually stir in the dry ingredients, until they are completely absorbed. Divide dough into 3 pieces, pat down to 1 1/2 inch thickness, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place the cookies 1 inch apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. When the cookies are done, they will look dry, but still be soft to the touch. Remove from the baking sheet to cool on wire racks. When cool, the cookies can be frosted with the icing of your choice.
Original Recipe Yield 6 dozen.
