Gingerbread Men Cookies

Everyone loves gingerbread cookies. These little men are fun to bake and decorate with candies or sprinkles.

Gingerbread Men Cookies

½-cup shortening
½-cup sugar
1-teaspoon baking powder
½-teaspoon baking soda
1-teaspoon ground ginger
1-teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
½-cup molasses
1 egg
1-tablespoon vinegar
2 ½ cups all purpose flour

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
Beat shortening for 30 seconds on medium-high speed
Mix in sugar, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, and pumpkin pie spice.
Mix in molasses, egg, and vinegar.
Stir in the flour
Divide dough in half and chill for at least 3 hours.

When chilled, prepare cookie sheets
Roll half of the dough to ¼ inch thick on a lightly floured surface.
Cut out gingerbread man shapes with floured cookie cutters and place 1 inch apart on cookie sheets

Bake for 6-8 minutes or until lightly browned
Makes about 12-18 gingerbread men

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