GINGERBREAD FIGURES

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A treat for little (or big) kids! Leave as is or glaze or decorate with icing and small candy silver balls

Ingredients

• FROSTING:
• 1/2 Butter or hard margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup Granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup Fancy molasses
• 1 Egg yolk (large)
• 2 cups All-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp Baking powder
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
• Ground cinnamon 1 tsp 5 mL
• 1 tsp Ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp Ground Cloves
• 1/4 tsp Ground Nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• butter cream or royal icing

Preparation

Step 1

Cream butter, sugar, molasses and egg yolk together until light.

Add next 8 ingredients. Mix well. Wrap in plastic and chill at least 1 hour. Roll out. Cut into shapes with cookie cutters. Arrange on baking sheet. Bake in 350°F (175°C) oven for 10 to 15 minutes. Cool.

Frosting:
Ice cookies.
Makes 12 to 16 gingerbread men cookies or a variety of other shapes.

Gingerbread Lollipops: Shape 1⁄4 to 1⁄3 cup (60 to 75 mL) dough into ball. Insert wooden stick. Place on greased cookie sheet. Press with bottom of tumbler to 1⁄4 inch (6 mm) thick. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool.