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> Recipe: Gingerbread Men Cookies
Recipe: Gingerbread Men Cookies
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup C&H Pure Cane Granulated
Sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1 egg, separated
2 cups flour
1 +1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 +1/4 cups C&H Pure Cane Powdered
Sugar
1 pinch cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup raisins or nuts, for
decoration
Beat shortening, sugar and
molasses until creamy. Add egg
yolk and mix well (set aside egg
white for the frosting).
Sift together flour, cinnamon,
cloves, ginger, baking powder,
nutmeg, baking soda and salt.
Blend into creamed mixture and mix
well. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
On a lightly floured board, roll
out dough to ¼-inch thick. With a
5-inch cookie cutter, cut out
gingerbread men. Place on
ungreased cookie sheet. Decorate
with raisins or nuts. Bake until
edges start to crisp, 8 to 10
minutes. Cool slightly on cookie
sheet before transferring to wire
racks to cool completely.
Sift together powdered sugar and
cream of tartar. Add egg white and
vanilla. With mixer, beat mixture
until stiff. Cover with a
moistened towel until needed. Use
to frost cooled cookies.
Yields: 24 cookies.
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