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Recipe: Gingerbread Figures edit

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Created by: Anonymous

Tags: Cookies, Dessert

Yield: 1 servings

edit Ingredients

½

cup butter or hard margarine softened

½

cup granulated sugar

½

cup fancy molasses

1

lrg egg yolk

2

cups all-purpose flour

½

teaspoon baking powder

½

teaspoon baking soda

1

teaspoon ground cinnamon

1

teaspoon ground ginger

½

teaspoon ground cloves

¼

teaspoon ground nutmeg

¼

teaspoon salt

1

lrg egg white

2

cups Icing sugar (confectioner's sugar)

edit Preparation

Step 1

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

Step 2

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 350F (175C) oven for 10 to 15 minutes. Cool.

Step 3

Frosting: Beat egg white with spoon in medium bowl. Beat in as much icing sugar as needed until icing will hold its shape. Ice cookies.

Step 4

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

Step 5

Gingerbread LollipopsShape 1/4 to 1/3 cup dough into ball. Insert wooden stick. Place on greased cookie sheet. Press with bottom of tumbler to 1/4 inch thick. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool.

Step 6

Diane Says: Another TNT favorite.

Step 7

M/C

Step 8

Yield: 1 dozen

Step 9

NOTES : These are one of our favorite cookies in our house. You can freeze them as well. Enjoy!

Step 10

Diane

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