Gingerbread People/dessert Show

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Title: Gingerbread People/dessert Show
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 1 servings

3 1/4 c All-purpose flour
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Salt
1 ts Ground cinnamon
2 ts Ground ginger
1/4 ts Ground cloves
1 c Butter; softened
3/4 c Dark brown sugar; firmly pac
-ked
1 lg Egg
1/2 c Unsulfured molasses
1/2 c Raisins
Prepared icing in tubes
And gels, all different
-colors
From supermarket
Cake decorations *

THE DESSERT SHOW SHOW#DS3140 AIR DATE: 1/10/96 GINGERBREAD PEOPLE * (
red hots, sprinkles, all kinds of decorations Preheat oven to 325. Whisk
together flour, soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, & cloves in bowl. In a large
bowl, using electric mixer, cream butter & sugar. Add egg & molasses. Beat
until smooth on medium speed. Add flour mixture. Beat on low until well
mixed. Separate dough into 2 balls & flatten into disks. Wrap each in
plastic wrap. Chill 1 hour until firm.
On floured surface, roll dough out to 1/4-inch thickness. With floured
gingerbread "men" cookie cutters, cut out dough. Gather scraps & roll & cut
out also. Use all dough. Place on ungreased cookie sheets about 1/2 inch
apart. If you want, at this time, use the raisins for eyes or other
decorations. Press into dough. Bake 10 minutes until done. Do not
overcook. Transfer to cool flat surface to cool. Gather all decorations &
decorate the cookies.

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