Gingerbread Men - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 1/2 c. sifted all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cloves
1/2 c. butter or margarine
1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 c. molasses
2 tsp. vinegar

Preparation

Sift together and set aside flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda and cloves.
Cream until softened butter or margarine.
Add brown sugar gradually until light and fluffy.
Add egg, beaten, until mixed well.
Add gradually while beating molasses and vinegar. Stir in dry ingredients gradually.
Wrap dough in moisture-vaporproof material and chill for 8 hours or overnight. Lightly grease cookie sheets.
Roll one portion of chilled dough 1/4-inch thick on lightly floured surface.
Cut dough with cookie cutters.
Transfer cookies to cookie sheets.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 10 minutes.
When cool, add decorations with frostings.
Makes 1 1/2 dozen gingerbread men, 2 1/2 dozen round cookies.