Gingerbread Men ---whnp81a Recipe
Yield: 60 ServingsRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
1 cup: Shortening,
1 cup: Sugar,
1/2 tsp: Salt,
1 each: Egg,
1 cup: Molasses,
2 tbsp: Vinegar,
5 cup: Sifted flour,
1 1/2 tsp: Soda,
1 tbsp: Ginger,
1 tsp: Cinnamon,
1 tsp: Cloves, ground
Raisins,
Directions:
Thoroughly cream shortening, sugar and salt. Stir in egg, molasses
and vinegar. Beat well.
Sift dry ingredients; stir into molasses mixture. Chill about 2
hrs. On lightly floured surface roll to 1/8" thickness. Cut with
cookie cutter.
Place 1" apart on greased cookie sheet. Make eyes and buttons with
raisins. Bake in moderate (375 deg.) oven for about 6 minutes. Cool
slightly and remove from sheet. Allow to finish cooling on wire racks.
Store in tightly covered tin. Keeps well for 3-4 weeks.
NOTE: I use a 4-in. cutter. For smaller men, you may need to
reduce the baking time by a minute or so.
Source from luhu.jp
and vinegar. Beat well.
Sift dry ingredients; stir into molasses mixture. Chill about 2
hrs. On lightly floured surface roll to 1/8" thickness. Cut with
cookie cutter.
Place 1" apart on greased cookie sheet. Make eyes and buttons with
raisins. Bake in moderate (375 deg.) oven for about 6 minutes. Cool
slightly and remove from sheet. Allow to finish cooling on wire racks.
Store in tightly covered tin. Keeps well for 3-4 weeks.
NOTE: I use a 4-in. cutter. For smaller men, you may need to
reduce the baking time by a minute or so.
Source from luhu.jp