Home Care Gingerbread Houses - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c butter or shortening
1/2 c sugar
1/2 c light molasses
1 1/2 t vinegar
1 egg, beaten
3 c flour
1/2 t soda
1/2 t cinnamon
1/2 t ginger
1/4 t salt

Preparation

Bring butter or shortening, sugar, molasses and vinegar to a boil.
Cool, add egg.
Sift dry ingredients together; add to first mixture; mix well.
Chill.
On lightly floured surface, roll out to about 1/8 inch thickness for thin cookies or 1/4 inch for plump cookies.
Cut in disired shapes.
Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 F for 6-12 minutes.
Cool 5 minutes and remove from sheet.