Mango-Filled Gingerbread Men
Ingredients
- 1 sheet puff pastry (premade)
- Homemade mango jam or preserves
- 1 egg
- Powdered sugar (for dusting)
Instructions
- Remove the puff pastry from the fridge and preheat the oven to 400ºF.
- Dust the working surface with flour and unroll the puff pastry.
- Spread homemade mango jam onto one half of the pastry sheet.
- Fold other half of the pastry sheet over the mango jam side, sandwiching the jam in between each side of pastry.
- Take gingerbread man cookie cutter and cut shapes out of the pastry.
- Crimp edges of each gingerbread man with a fork and gently brush with egg wash.
- Lay pieces on the baking tray, leaving space between each.
- Bake for 10-13 minutes until golden brown.
- Allow to cool.
- Finish with additional mango jam and powdered sugar on top.
- OPTIONAL: Add gingerbread men smiling faces with chocolate sauce!
Categories: Desserts