Wendy's Gingerbread People
Amy Laverdiere
ingredients
- 3 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup molasses
- 1 large egg (2 small)
- 1 tsp vanilla
directions
- 1
Sift all dry ingredients into a bowl.
- 2
Cream shortening with sugar until fluffy. Beat in molasses, egg and vanilla.
- 3
Put dry mixture into wet mixture 1/3 at a time and mix well.
- 4
Put into a glass bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Chill overnight (min 4 hours). Dough may also be frozen for later use in freezer bags wrapped in aluminum foil. Let thaw in the bags.
- 5
Roll dough out on a lightly floured board to 1/3 inch thick and cut with cookie cutter. If dough becomes difficult to move, re-chill.
- 6
Bake cookies in preheated oven at 350°F for 8 min and cool on the cookie sheet to prevent breakage.
Source: Amy Laverdiere
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