Gingerbread Men Cookies
Gingerbread Men Cookies recipe
Ingredients
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
|
* |
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.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 25g (0.9 oz)