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Cookies: Gingerbread Men

Source of Recipe

Berta's Cooking


List of Ingredients

3 1/4 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 tsp. ground cloves
1 cup salted butter, softened
3/4 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
1 large egg
1/2 cup unsulfered molasses
2/3 cup confectioners sugar
1 - 2 tsp. milk




Recipe

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F/162C. Whisk together flour, salt,cinnamon, baking soda, ginger and cloves. Cream butter and sugar. Scrape down sides of bowl. Add egg and molasses and beat on medium speed until smooth. Scrape down bowl and add flour mixture, blend on low speed until just combined -- do not over mix.

Separate dough into 2 balls and flatten into disks. Wrap
each disk tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour. On floured surface with floured rolling pin, roll dough out to 1/2"/1.25cm thickness. With floured cookie cutters cut into shapes.

Gather scraps and re-roll dough until all is used. Place on ungreased baking sheet about 1/2" apart. Bake 9-11 minutes -- do not brown. Transfer to cool, flat surface and cool.

Preparing Icing:
Whisk sugar and milk until smooth but still liquid. Add extra milk if seems dry. Spoon icing into a pastry bag with small piping tip, or other icing dispenser. Decorate as desired.