Gingerbread Men - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
1 c. butter or margarine
1 egg
2 Tbsp. dark corn syrup
4 tsp. grated orange peel
3 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Advance preparation:
Thoroughly cream together sugar and butter.
Add egg; beat until light and fluffy.
Add corn syrup and orange peel; mix well.
Stir flour, soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt together thoroughly; stir into creamed mixture.
Chill dough thoroughly.