Gingerbread Men recipe

Try these chewy-crisp cookies with other holiday shapes as well, such as Christmas trees and candy canes, and have fun making an entire holiday cookie collage!

Ingredients:

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon cloves
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup butter, softened
½ cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup molasses

Directions:

1) In a large bowl, sift together flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, cloves, and salt. Set aside.

2) In a separate large bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add egg and molasses; beat well. Add dry ingredients to butter mixture; blend well. Form mixture into a ball and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Chill2 hours.

3) Preheat oven to 375F. Lightly grease a cookie sheet.

4) On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness; cut into gingerbread man shapes. Place on prepared sheet; bake 6 to 8 minutes, until golden brown around edges. Cool and decorate.

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