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This recipe goes with Gingerbread Ring Ingredients:
1/3 cup butter, softened |
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar |
1 large egg |
1/2 cup molasses |
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour |
3/4 teaspoon baking soda |
1/2 teaspoon baking powder |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
2 teaspoons ground ginger |
3/4 teaspoon ground allspice |
currants |
red cinnamon candies, cut in half |
candy-coated chewy fruit-flavored pieces |
Directions:
1. Beat butter at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating until blended. Add egg, beating until blended. Add molasses, beating well. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients; gradually add to molasses mixture, beating until blended. Cover and chill dough 2 hours.
2. Roll half of dough to 1/4 thickness on a floured surface. Cut Gingerbread Men with a 3 cookie cutter. Place on greased cookie sheets. Add excess dough to remaining half of dough; wrap in wax paper, and chill. Press currants, cinnamon candy halves, and fruit-flavored candy pieces into cookies for eyes, mouth, and buttons. Bake at 350° for 8 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove cookies to wire racks; let cool completely. Repeat procedure with remaining dough.
3. Note: For chewy fruit-flavored pieces, we used Skittles.
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