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Gingerbread Men

This gingerbread recipe has been a favorite of mine for many years now. It produces tender cookies with a gentle flavor of molasses and spices.
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Course Dessert, Snack

Ingredients
  

  • 2/3 cup butter soft
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tbsp buttermilk or milk
  • 2 tbsp molasses
  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves

Instructions
 

  • Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, buttermilk and molasses. Stir dry ingredients together. Then mix into wet ingredients.  Chill dough for at least one hour.
  • Divide dough into two portions. Roll the dough to 1/8” thickness, on a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin. Cut with cookie cutters. Place pieces on a baking sheet, not touching each other. 
  • Bake at 375°F for 8-10 minutes. Longer baking times produce darker, crisper cookies.