Gingerbread cookies are a fun family activity during
the holiday season. All you need to get started are some
gingerbread people cookie cutters and your
imagination.
You can make your own frosting. I like to buy different colored
frosting in tubes that come with the different tips ready to
attach and frost. It's a lot less work and mess, and you can use
them over and over again.
Use a variety of candies to decorate, like raisins, red hots, gum
drops, etc. Mine are nothing fancy, but still cute and fun to
make.
Gingerbread Cookie Recipe:
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
1 egg
1/2 c. light molasses
2 1/4 c. flour
4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. all spice
Cream sugar and shortening. Add egg and molasses; blend. Mix in
dry ingredients. Chill dough for 1 hour. Roll out dough to 1/8
in. thickness. Cut into desired shapes. Bake at 350 degrees for
8 to 9 minutes.
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About The Author
© 2002. Rachel Paxton is a freelance writer and mom who
is the author of What's for Dinner?, an e-cookbook containing
more than 250 quick easy dinner ideas. For recipes, tips to
organize your home, home decorating, crafts, and frugal family
fun, visit Creative Homemaking at
http://www.creativehomemaking.com.
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