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The Ladybugs' Recipes

Gingerbread Cookies
From:  Binny
Ingredients:
1/2 c
1/2 c
1 c
1
2 1/2 c
1/2 tsp
1 tsp
1 tsp
1 tsp
1 tsp
1 tube
Crisco or margarine
molasses
white sugar
egg
flour
soda
baking powder
ginger
cloves
cinnamon
prepared icing from grocery store for decorating
Procedure:

1.  Cream 1st three ingredients.
2.  Mix in beaten egg.
3.  Stir in remaining ingedients throughly (dough will seem dry at first...It will improve the longer it is mixed).
4.  Wrap and chill the dough in waxed paper for at least 1 hour...maybe leave chilled for several days.

When you are ready to make the cookies:
1.  Preheat oven to 350ºF.
2.  Roll out the dough between two pieces of waxed paper, using a little flour sprinkled between the paper and dough if stickiness is a problem.
3.  Roll out to 1/4 inch thick and cut cookies/ gingerbread men out.
4.  Place on ungreased cookie sheets
5.  Bake for 8-10 minutes. 

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