Gingerbread Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 1/2 c. all purpose flour
1 Tbsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinammon
1 c. butter or margarine, softened
1 c. packed brown sugar
1/2 c. light molasses

Preparation

Combine flour, ginger, soda, salt and cinammon:
set aside. Cream butter or margarine and brown sugar 2 to 3 minutes.
Beat in molasses. Stir in flour mixture just until blended.
Chill dough until firm (1 to 2 hours).
Preheat oven 375\u00b0.
Divide dough into fourths.
Working one fourth at a time, roll on floured pastry cloth to 1/8 inch thick.
Cut with desired shaped cookie cutters. Gently transfer cutouts to ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until edges are light brown.
Cool slightly before removing.
Decorate as desired.