Email to Bones      

Recipe Categories: billk54's HOME PAGEAPPETIZERS Appetizers_2 BBQ BEVERAGES Beverages_2 Biscuits BREAD Bread_2 Bread_3 BREAKFAST Breakfast_2 Breakfast_Fruit CAKESandPIES Cakes_Pies_4 Cakes_Pies_6 Cakes__Pies_2 Cakes__Pies_3 Cake_Pies_5 CANDY CASSEROLES Casseroles_2 Chicken Chicken_2 Chicken_Wings Chinese Christmas Christmas_2 COOKIES Cookies_2 Cookies_3 CookingTerms Cooking_Tips Cookout CROCKPOT Crockpot_2 DESSERTS Desserts_2 Desserts_3 DIABETIC Dips Doughnuts EasterBread EGGS ETHNIC FISHandSEAFOOD FoodSubstitutes FROSTINGS Gelato Gifts_in_a_Jar Italian Italian_2 JAMSandJELLIES LOWFAT Magic_Bullet_Recipes MARINADES Measurements MEATS Meats_2 Misc Pampered_Chef_Recipes PASTA PASTASALAD PASTRIES Pastry_Crusts Pickles PIZZA Potatoes POULTRY RICE SALADandDRESSING Salads_Dressings_2 SANDWICHES SAUCES Seasining SNACKS SOUPSandSTEWS Spreads Stuffing Trifle VEGETABLES

Gingerbread Boys and Girls




Source of Recipe


Internet


List of Ingredients




1 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups dark molasses
2/3 cup cold water
7 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon


Recipe



1. Mix brown sugar, shortening, molasses, and water in a large bowl.
2. Stir in remaining ingredients.
3. Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.
4. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease cookie sheet.
5. Roll one-fourth of dough at a time 1/4-inch thick on floured surface.
6. Cut with floured gingerbread cookie cutter or other favorite shaped cutter.
7. Place about 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
8. Bake 10-12 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched in center.
9. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool completely.

Yield: about 2 1/2 dozen 5-inch cookies or about 5 dozen 2 1/2-inch cookies.