Gingerbread Men
Instructions:
Decorate these men with the season in mind!
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup solid vegetable shortening
½ cup light molasses
1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 large egg
Green and red prepared frosting
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together sugar and shortening.
- Add egg, salt, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and molasses. Add flour ? cup at a time, beating until dough forms.
- Shape dough into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for up to 2 hours or until firm.
- On floured surface, roll dough out to ¼” thickness.
- Using a gingerbread-man cookie cutter, cut out cookies. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet at least 1” apart.
- Bake cookies in batches for 8–10 minutes for small men, 12–15 minutes for larger. Transfer baking sheet to a wire rack to cool.
- Spread frosting over cookies. Decorate with candies.