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Gingerbread Men

Ingredients

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups molasses
  • 2/3 cup cold water
  • 7 cups white flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground allspice
  • 1 tsp ground cloves
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions

  • Mix brown sugar, softened butter, molasses and water. Stir in remaining ingredients.
  • Heat oven to 350. Grease cookie sheet lightly. Roll dough 1/4 inch thick on a floured surface. Cut into desired shapes. Place on cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes. Let cool. Decorate.
    Makes approximately ten giant gingerbread men.