"Run, run, as fast as you can!You can't catch me!I'm the Gingerbread Man!"Gingerbread Cookies
1 C. shortening melted
1 C. sugar
1 1/4 C. molasses
2 eggs slightly beaten
5-5 1/2 C. flour
1 t. baking soda
1 t. salt
2 t. ginger
2 t. cinnamon
1 t. nutmeg
1 t. cloves
Melt shortening, cool slightly. Add sugar, molasses and eggs and mix well.
Mix flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Add to shortening mixture and mix well to form a firm dough. Knead dough just a little if necessary.
Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/4 inch thick. Cut out cookies with cutters.
Bake 6-10 minutes at 375°F.
One recipe will yield about 40 average size cookies.
This was a great Family activity!
3 comments:
We make ginger bears every year, like from the book The Gingerbears First Christmas. So much fun to make and taste so good. Love all the holiday traditions
I am going to make these one day this week. thanks!
They are so cute. They just get me in the mood for chirstmas!
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