Recipe - Ginberbread Men Cookies (Corrected)

1/3 cup Shortening
1 cup Brown sugar
1 One half cup Dark molasses
2/3 cup Cold water
2 One half cup FLOUR***
2 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Allspice
1 teaspoon Ginger
1 teaspoon Cloves
1 teaspoon Cinnamon

Mix shortening, sugar, and molasses thoroughly. Stir in water. Blend all
dry ingredients. Blend all together. Chill. Heat oven to 350.

Roll dough to 1/4" thick. Cut into shapes. Place far apart on a lightly
greased cookie sheet. Bake 1012 minutes

(cut baking time in half if you want them soft)

Ice when cool.

Makes 2 One half dozen

Posted to BakeryShoppe Digest V1 #443 by dgarz@toto.csustan.edu (Diana M.
Garz) on Dec 8, 1997