Gingerbread...men?

I always try to make Christmas cookies at least once a year.
I was way behind and didn't get to it til yesterday. I thought gingerbread men sounded good.
I usually make the Paula Dean recipe from her holiday cookbook but I wasn't really feeling her this year what with all her racist shenanigans lately. So I went to my standby whenever I'm in a pinch and need a recipe, Mark Bittman's "How to Cook Everything". It was given to me several years ago and I find it to be indispensable. No matter what cooking challenge I run across he's got the answer. Do check it out.

The cooking lifesaver

So his gingerbread men recipe turned out to be really good, just the right amount of spice and a nice chewy/crispy consistency. It's a tricky dough to work with though, you can only use it when it's very, very cold. And don't forget to Pam the cookie sheet, the cookies tend to stick.
My only hesitation with the batch I made is that they look like aliens from outer space. I didn't have time to decorate with royal icing, so I took the easy way out by just giving them raisins for eyes...but the result is a little scary. Oh well, I guess Christmas can be celebrated in other galaxies too :)

Gingerbread men...or aliens??