Gingerbread Boy Christmas Cookie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 c. Crisco, melted
1/3 c. brown sugar
1 egg
2/3 c. dark molasses
2 3/4 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream Crisco and sugar together; add egg and molasses and mix well.
Mix remaining ingredients.
Wrap dough mixture in wax paper and chill overnight.
Roll out on floured board to 1/4-inch and cut out.
Place on sprayed cookie sheet. Bake at 375\u00b0 for 8 to 10 minutes.
Cool before decorating.
Double or triple recipe.