Gingerbread Men - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. butter
1/2 c. brown sugar (packed)
1 egg
3/4 c. molasses
3 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. nutmeg

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar.
Stir in egg and molasses.
Sift flour with remaining ingredients and fold into batter.
Chill dough for 2 hours.
Divide dough in 4 portions.
Roll portion on floured board; cut with gingerbread man cutter.
Bake on greased cookie sheet for 10 minutes at 375\u00b0.
Cool on racks.
Makes 24 cookies.