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Gingerbread Men cookies (Christmas) Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 ¼ cups all- purpose flour
½ cup sugar
½ cup shorting
½ cup light molasses
1 egg
1 ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. double acting baking power
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. ground cloves
½ tsp. ground nutmeg
½ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
½ dried currants


cookie frosting can be bought at any grocery store.
Directions:
Directions:
Into a large bowel measure all ingredients except currants. with mixer at medium speed beat ingredients until well mixed. cover and refrigerate 1 hour.

on a lightly floured surface with floured rolling pin roll chilled dough ⅛" thick. Preheat the oven to 350 º.

with a 5" long cutter, cut out men. re-roll trimmings and cut more cookies. with pancake turner place ½" apart.
On each cut out place currants and mark with frosting after cookies have been baked.

Bake 8 minutes or until browned and then with pancake turner remove cookies to rakes. cool before decorating.

Makes 1 1/2 dozen

158 calories per cookie
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
Make 18 cookies

 

 

 

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