Gingerbread Men Cookies
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Yield
48 servingsPrep
15 minCook
25 minReady
8 hrsIngredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
⅓ | cup |
water
|
|
½ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
¼ | cup |
butter
or margarine |
|
4 ½ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
2 | teaspoons |
baking soda
|
|
1 | pinch |
salt
|
*
|
1 ½ | teaspoons |
ginger
ground |
|
1 | teaspoon |
cinnamon
ground |
|
1 ½ | cups |
molasses
|
|
1 | x |
currants
|
* |
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
79 | ml |
water
|
|
118 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
59 | ml |
butter
or margarine |
|
1.1 | l |
all-purpose flour
|
|
1E+1 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
1 | pinch |
salt
|
*
|
7.5 | ml |
ginger
ground |
|
5 | ml |
cinnamon
ground |
|
355 | ml |
molasses
|
|
1 | x |
currants
|
* |
Directions
Combine first 3 ingredients in a small saucepan.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until shortening melts.
Combine flour, soda, salt, ginger, and cinnamon; add shortening mixture, stirring well.
Stir in molasses; chill 8 hours.
Divide dough in half; store 1 portion in refrigerator.
Roll dough to ¼ inch thickness on a lightly floured surface.
Cut with a 5-inch gingerbread man cutter, and place on lightly greased cookie sheets.
Press currants into dough for eyes, nose, and mouth.
Bake at 350℉ (180℃) F for 10 minutes.
Cool cookies 2 minutes on cookie sheets; remove to wire racks, and cool completely.
(Cookies will be soft.)
Repeat procedure with remaining dozen.
Note: You can always decorate cookies with icing, in this case, no need to use currents. Just bake cookies, let cool, then decorate to desired patterns.