Heavenly Gingerbread Men

By Tonya_Speed

Ingredients

• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup molasses
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 5 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoons ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• Gingerbread Man shaped cookie cutter

Preparation

Step 1

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar together until fluffy.
Beat in egg, molasses and vinegar until well blended.
In a separate bowl, stir together dry ingredients (flour, soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon and cloves). Add dry ingredients to moist ingredients and stir until all is incorporated.
Chill dough in bowl for 3 hours.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease baking sheet.
Roll dough out to 1/8 inch thickness on lightly floured surface. Cut dough with cookie cutter.
Place 1 inch apart on baking sheet. Bake for 5-6 minutes.