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Gingerbread People
by Rachel
Paxton Gingerbread cookies are a fun
family activity during the holiday season. All you need to get started
are some gingerbread people cookie cutters and your imagination. You
can make your own frosting. I like to buy different colored frosting in
tubes that come with the different tips ready to attach and frost. It's
a lot less work and mess, and you can use them over and over again. Use
a variety of candies to decorate, like raisins, red hots, gum drops, etc.
Mine are nothing fancy, but still cute and fun to make. Gingerbread
Cookie Recipe 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
1 egg
1/2 c. light molasses
2 1/4 c. flour
4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. all spice
Cream sugar and shortening. Add egg and molasses; blend. Mix in
dry ingredients. Chill dough for 1 hour. Roll out dough to 1/8 in.
thickness. Cut into desired shapes. Bake at 350° for 8 to 9 minutes.
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