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Gingerbread Man Cookies

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Course Cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup light molasses
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp cloves
  • 1 tsp ginger

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  • Cream shortening and sugar together. Add molasses and egg. Beat well. Add all of the dry ingredients and mix dough thoroughly. Wrap your dough in a plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
  • Shape gingerbread men on a cookie sheet as you would modeling clay. Roll a small size ball for the head and a rounded rectangle for the body. Roll "logs" for the legs and arms. Make sure all body parts are touching each other and that the body and head are somewhat flattened.
  • Use raisins, red hots, sprinkles or any other kind of cookie decoration to decorate your gingerbread man.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
  • You may add some frosting embellishments if you desire after they are cool, but they aren't necessary. They are just as cute as is!
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