Gingerbread Cookies (German)-- Mary Heff. likes

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Ingredients

• 3/4 cup margarine soft
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon cloves ground
• 1 each egg
• 3/4 cup molasses
• 3 cups flour, all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Preparation

Step 1

Mix all ingredients together well.

Make balls of dough the size of walnuts, and place them on a greased cookie sheet 3-4 inches apart.

Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar.

Bake at 325 degrees F for 6-8 minutes.

Or, if you like, refrigerate overnight.

Roll out cold dough for cookie shapes cut with cookie cutters.

If dough is sticky, add flour.