ath Tub Tart Shells and Gingerbread Men:
For the wet ingredients
nch thick then cut out gingerbread men with a floured cookie cutter
mix together flour, baking soda, gingerbread spice mix and salt; add
Put shortening, sugar, spices and egg in a large mixer bowl. Mix until well blended.
Add molasses and mix well.
Sift together flour, baking powder and soda.
Stir into shortening mixture and mix well.
Refrigerate for at least 2 hours for easier handling. Roll out on floured board and cut gingerbread men shapes.
Use bits of raisin for eyes, nose and buttons.
Sprinkle with granulated sugar, if desired.
Bake on greased cookie sheets at 375\u00b0 for 8 to 10 minutes.
Makes about a dozen 5-inch gingerbread men.
Cream shortening; add sugar, molasses, egg and vinegar.
Mix well.
Combine flour, soda, salt and spices and add to molasses mixture.
Shape dough into a ball and knead until smooth.
Chill overnight.
Divide dough.
Roll to 1/4 inch thick on floured surface.
Cut with 4 inch gingerbread cutter and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 7 minutes.
Makes about 12 gingerbread men.
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Use a large gingerbread-man cookie cutter to cut
ith large 6-8 inch gingerbread men cookie cutters. Lift onto lightly
Thoroughly cream first 6 ingredients together.
Sift flour and soda; chill on lightly floured board.
Roll dough 1/4 inch thick; then cut with cutter.
Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
Sprinkle lightly with granulated sugar for sparkle.
Trim with red candies and raisins.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 7 to 8 minutes. Cool slightly; remove to rack and cool.
Makes 6 dozen gingerbread men.
Beat butter and sugar
until creamy.
Beat in molasses. Resift flour with next five ingredients.
Gradually add dry ingredients to butter mixture.
You may need
to work in last of flour with your hands.
Roll dough 1/4 inch thick on greased cookie sheet.
Cut out gingerbread men and remove extra dough. Use raisins for eyes, nose and buttons.
Bake about 8 minutes or until springs back after pressing with finger.
Cool on rack.
akes 1 1/2 dozen gingerbread men, 2 1/2 dozen round
rown sugar, golden syrup, treacle, all the spices and orange rind
inch thick. Cut out gingerbread men shapes using floured cutters. Place
Place dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl -- blend with a whisk.
add eggs, molasses and oil.mix until blended.
mixture will be crumbly.
place dough on waxed paper.knead until smooth.
roll 1/4\" thick.cut with 2 1/2\" cookie cutters or cut into rectangles or little gingerbread men cutters.
place on sprayed cookie sheets.
bake at 325* for 30 minutes.
These gingerbread men are both fun and easy
Mix all the ingredients.
Chill the dough.
It is easier to handle if the dough is divided into 4 pieces and then chill wrapped in wax paper.
Roll the dough out to a thickness of about 1/4-inch on a well floured board.
Use cookie cutters to make gingerbread men or other shapes.
Bake in a preheated oven to 350\u00b0 for 8 to 15 minutes.
Cookies are done when they begin to turn deep brown.
Combine cake mix, flour, eggs, oil, molasses and ginger (mixture will be soft).
Refrigerate 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness on lightly floured surface.
Cut with gingerbread man cookie cutter.
Place on ungreased baking sheet 3 inches apart.
Decorate with assorted candies, decors or raisins.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges start to brown.
Remove immediately to cooling rack. Makes 12 to 14 (6-inch) men.
nch thickness.
Cut with gingerbread man cutter.
Transfer to
nch thickness.
Cut with gingerbread man cookie cutter. Place 1
Thoroughly cream first 6 ingredients.
Sift together flour, soda and spices.
Stir into creamed mixture.
Chill well.
On lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with a gingerbread boy cutter or draw your own pattern.
Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
Sprinkle lightly with granulated sugar for sparkle.
Trim with red cinnamon candies. Bake in 375\u00b0 oven for 7 to 8 minutes.
Cool slightly; remove to rack to cool.
Makes 6 dozen 4-inch gingerbread men.
-inch thick. Cut into gingerbread men shapes with a floured cookie