Gingerbread Men

Ingredients

• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 cup shortening
• li cups sugar
• 1 egg, well beaten
• 1 cup molasses (light or dark)
• 1/3 cup hot water
• 5 cups sifted flour
• 1-1/8 tsp. baking soda
• 3 tsp. cloves
• 3 tep. cinnamon
• 1 tap. ginger
• + tsp. nutmeg

Method

1. 1

   Sift together salt, spices and 1 cup of flour.

2. 2

   Cream the shortening, add sugar gradually, beating until light and fluffy.

3. 3

   Add egg, then slightly warmed molasses.

4. 4

   Dissolve soda in hot water and stir into the mixture.

5. 5

   Don't beat, stir - to avoid bubbles.

6. 6

   Stir in sifted flour and spice mixture gradually.

7. 7

   Add remaining flour, a cupful at a time, just until dough is soft and moist to the touch of the finger, but never sticky.

8. 8

   Chill the dough in the refrigerator about 8 hours or overnight.

9. 9

   Roll out a small amount at one time on a lightly floured board.

10. 10

    Roll dough to 1/8" thickness for crisp cookies, about 1/4" thick for softer cookies.

11. 11

    Bake in moderately hot oven, 400° F. for about 12 minutes.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Our favorite recipes (Stake Relief Society, 1954) (1954) by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. New York New York Stake. Relief Society, page 28. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

GINGERBREAD MEN 1 tsp. salt 1 cup shortening + tsp. nutmeg li cups sugar 3 tsp. cloves 1 egg, well beaten 3 tep. cinnamon 1 cup molasses (light or dark) 1 tap. ginger 1/3 cup hot water 5 cups sifted flour 1-1/8 tsp. baking soda

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