Instructions

Gingerbread Men

1. Cream butter for 1 minute in stand mixer or with handheld mixer. Add brown sugar and molasses. Mix on medium high speed. Add butter and vanilla. Mix at high speed for 2 minutes.
2. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and spices.
3. Slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix until combined.
4. Divide dough into 2 pieces, wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
5. After chilling, remove one wrapped dough from refrigerator. Preheat oven to 350.
6. Flour the surface that you will be rolling out the dough. Using a rolling pin, roll dough out to 1/8 - 1/4 inch thick. For the sandwiches, you want the cookies thinner than if you not making sandwiches.
7. Cut out gingerbread mean with a medium sized cookie cutter. Place on parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 8 minutes. You don't want the cookies to be to crispy.
8. Allow cookies to cool completely before assembling sandwiches.

Chai Buttercream

1. Heat half & half in a microwave safe mug for 30 seconds. It will boil, so use a deep mug.
2. Place tea bag in half & half to steep.
3. In a large bowl, mix together powdered sugar and spices.
4. In a stand mixer or a large bowl using a hand mixer, cream butter.
5. Slowly add powdered sugar mixture to butter. Scrape sides as needed.
6. Remove tea back from half & half. Add half & half to butter & powdered sugar mixture. Add vanilla, Stir to combine.
7. If buttercream is too thin, add more powdered sugar.

Assembling Sandwiches

1. Spread buttercream on bottom side of gingerbread man. You want it to be thick. Completely cover cookie. Place second gingerbread man on butter cream. Squish it together. You can enjoy them right away or chill for an hour or more.