Gingerbread men

Ingredients:

• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  
• 1 cup dark molasses
  
• ¾ cup shortening
  
• ¼ cup butter or margarine
  
• 4 cups flour
  
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
  
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  
• ¾ teaspoon powdered clove
  
• 1/8 teaspoon allspice
  
• 4 teaspoons ginger
  
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Mix all ingredients together except flour. Add flour slowly, mixing. Dough should be slightly stiff. If mix seems too dry, add a teaspoon or two of water; if too wet, add flour. Roll dough on floured cutting board to be about ¼-inch thickness. Use cookie cutters to make men. Place on lightly greased cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Transfer to wax paper to cool. Give features with frosting!

Yield: 3 dozen
Source: Paraphrased from McCoy, The Sabbats
Use for: Yule

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