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Gingerbread men ---whnp81a

Yield: 60 Servings

Ingredients:

• 1 c Shortening
• 1 c Sugar
• 1/2 ts Salt
• 1 ea Egg
• 1 c Molasses
• 2 tb Vinegar
• 5 c Sifted flour
• 1 1/2 ts Soda
• 1 tb Ginger
• 1 ts Cinnamon
• 1 ts Cloves; ground
• 1 x Raisins

Instructions:

Thoroughly cream shortening sugar and salt. Stir in egg molasses and vinegar. Beat well. Sift dry ingredients; stir into molasses mixture. Chill about 2 hrs. On lightly floured surface roll to 1/8" thickness. Cut with cookie cutter. Place 1" apart on greased cookie sheet. Make eyes and buttons with raisins. Bake in moderate (375 deg.) oven for about 6 minutes. Cool slightly and remove from sheet. Allow to finish cooling on wire racks. Store in tightly covered tin. Keeps well for 3-4 weeks. NOTE: I use a 4-in. cutter. For smaller men you may need to reduce the baking time by a minute or so.

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