Recipe - Country Gingerbread Dough

1 cup Butter or margarine,
softened
Three fourths cup dark brown sugar,
firmly packed
2 cup Allpurpose flour
1 cup Wholewheat flour
1 tablespoon Ground cinnamon
2 teaspoon Ground ginger
1 One half teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Ground cloves

In a large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed, beat butter and sugar
until light and fluffy. In medium size bowl, combine remaining ingredients;
mix well. With mixer at low speed, add flour mixture and 1/3 cup water to
butter mixture, alternating flour and water, and beginning and ending with
flour mixture; beat only until just blended. If dough is too stiff, beat in
up to 3 tablespoons additional water. Shape dough into ball; wrap in
plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to 24 hours. Shape and bake
in individual recipes.

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