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Gingerbread People

Gingerbread People

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Family-friendly

Quick and easy

Cook Time:

8 minutes

Makes:

12 - 16 cookies

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter

1/2 cup white or brown sugar

1/2 cup dark molasses

3 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon cloves

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup water

1/4 cup powdered sugar

* a few drops of water

* a drop or two of food coloring

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar. Beat in molasses. Sift together flour, baking soda, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, and salt. Add sifted ingredients to creamed mixture in three parts, alternating with water and ending with dry ingredients.

Roll dough out and cut with cookie cutters. Gently lift with a metal spatula and place on a greased cookie sheet.(Or you can roll dough directly on a cookie sheet, cut desired shape and remove excess dough from around the shapes.

Decorate before baking with bits of condied fruit, red-hots, raisins, or marshmallows. (Can be decorated with colored icing after baking. Bake for approximately 8 minutes. Test for doneness by pressing the dough with your finger. If it springs bake after pressing, the cookies are ready to be cooled on a rack.