Beaver cookie cutters.

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Gingerbread Beavers:

3 cups (390 grams) all purpose flour

1/4 teaspoons salt

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons ground ginger

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature

1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated white sugar

1 large egg

2/3 cup (160 ml) unsulphured molasses

Note: To prevent the molasses from sticking to the measuring cup, first spray the cup with a non stick vegetable spray (like Pam).

Confectioners Frosting:

2 cups (230 grams) confectioners sugar (icing or powdered sugar), sifted

1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 1/2 tablespoons milk or light cream

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The Victor Trading Company hand makes its cutters and I can say for certainty they are adorable. Added bonus, they are in Colorado and have beavers they watch from time to time. Other delightful offerings are available from the Fancy Flours here.

As a woman who made 300 hundred celebratory raviolis yesterday, I can tell you that one of the most direct pathways to “holiday spirit” runs through the kitchen. Bring in your grandson or daughter and set them to work frosting the tails.

Happy Beaver Baking!

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