Gingerbread People
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Ingredients
- 2¼ cups flour
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup molasses
- 1 egg
- ½ cup butter
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon each ground ginger, clove, cardamom, and nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix on medium speed with a hand mixer, or use a wooden spoon and beat until mixed well. Form into a ball and refrigerate for an hour.
- Working on a lightly floured surface, cut the ball of dough into 4 pieces. Roll out to a ⅛-inch thickness. Cut into your favorite shapes or figures using cookie cutters. You can also make your own shapes with cardstock paper or cardboard. Place them on the rolled-out dough and cut around them. Use a ball jar for circles.
- Using a spatula, transfer to a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for about 8 minutes.
- For ginger snaps, roll the dough even thinner, cut into squares, and bake longer (watch closely, minute by minute, being careful not to burn them).
- Transfer onto a wire rack and cool completely before icing and decorating.
- Cook’s Note: If using raisins, add them before baking by pressing them into the raw dough.
- Decorate with your favorite sprinkles or candy.
