Tuesday, December 2, 2008

recipe for a gingerbread army.

run as fast as you can. actually, you don’t need to run that fast: this army of gingerbread men is pretty out of shape with all their candy and doughy goodness. and they are oh-so-tasty! enjoy the recipe - it’s perfect with kaluha hot chocolate and mulled wine (we *ahem* thought it best to test it out. for quality assurance of course…)
gingerbread army:

½ c. shortening (i used margarine)
½ c. sugar
2/3 c. molasses
1 egg
3 ½ c. sifted flour
2 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
1 ½ tsp. ginger (or more if you like)
1 tsp. cinnamon (again, i used more)

1. melt shortening and let cool. add sugar, molasses and egg; blend well.

2. sift in the flour, baking powder, salt and spice. mix well.

3. wrap dough in waxed paper and chill in refrigerator. take out a small amount of dough.

4. roll out on lightly floured board to ¼” thickness. you may have to warm dough in your hands, as it may be too crumbly otherwise.

5. bake on greased cookie sheet at 375F for approximately 8 - 10 minutes.

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