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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 cookies 20g Recipe makes 36 cookies)
Calories 81
Calories from Fat 27		(34%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 3.1g	4%
	Saturated Fat 1.2g	6%
	Monounsaturated Fat 1.3g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 6mg		2%
Sodium 64mg		2%
Potassium 126mg		3%
Total Carbohydrate 12.4g		4%
	Dietary Fiber 0.3g	1%
	Sugars 2.8g
Protein 1.1g		2%
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Gingerbread Men

Recipe #3213 | 22 min | 10 min prep | add private note

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By: Traci & Jeff Poole1
Oct 8, 1999

36 -48 cookies (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1/2 cup creamed shortening
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup dark molasses
1 medium egg
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, ground
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, ground

Directions

1
Mix together the shortening, sugar, and molasses.
2
Next, add egg and beat completely.
3
Combine all dry ingredients and add to the creamed ingredients--using 1/2 cup increments.
4
Beat well after each addition.
5
Refrigerate the dough until cold.
6
Roll out until the dough is about 1/4 inch thick.
7
Use cookie cutters to form the figures.
8
Place in a 350° oven and bake for 10 - 12 minutes.

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From: Chef #1341404

On Sep 9, 2009

I'm in Australia and can't get molasses, but dark treacle was perfect!! YUM! thanks for sharing the recipe.

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From: rahrahmah

On Dec 21, 2008

delicious, not too sweet but not too overwhelmingly gingerbready, and a total dream to roll out. Awesome! Thank you!

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From: Virginia Chandler

On Jan 3, 2003

WOW!!!! I don't usually like Gingerbread cookies but these were yummy!!! I had my niece and nephews over and thought they would like to decorate Gingerbread Men and tried these, and this was the perfect choice. I don't usually make roll out cookies and had a little trouble with cutting the cookies and transferring them to the cookie sheet. I finally found the trick. Roll out 1/4 of the dough on wax paper, then put back in the refrigerator for 5 min to harden up again, cut the cookies, then lay the wax paper cookies side down on the cookie sheet and peel away the wax paper. I put a hole in the top of the cookies so we could put ribbon through it so we could hang them on the Christmas tree. I used Crawfish Pie's cookie frosting recipe # 19649 for the icing and it was perfect!!!!! I used large cookie cutters and this only made about 12 cookies, but it was enough. THANKS!!!!!

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From: cnjgilbert

On Sep 10, 2001

This was just the recipe that I was searching for! Easy to make and very tasty. We made these cookies last year with the kids and plan on making them again this year.

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