Gingerbread People

Name: Gingerbread People
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Butter Softened; 3/4 cup Packed Brown Sugar; 1/3 cup Molases; 1 Egg; 2 tablespoons Water; 2 2/3 cup Flour; 2 teaspoons Ground Ginger; 1 teaspoon Baking Soda; 1/2 teaspoon Salt; 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon Allspice; 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg

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Gingerbread People

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Ingredients

30m @ 350 degrees

24 servings

1/2 cupButter Softened
3/4 cupPacked Brown Sugar
1/3 cupMolases
1Egg
2 tablespoonsWater
2 2/3 cupFlour
2 teaspoonsGround Ginger
1 teaspoonBaking Soda
1/2 teaspoonSalt
1/2 teaspoonCinnamon
1/2 teaspoonAllspice
1/2 teaspoonNutmeg

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Steps

30m @ 350 degrees

1

In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses, egg and water.
2

Combine flour, ginger, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Divide dough in half. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes or until easy to handle.
3

Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll out each portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 4-in. cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Reroll scraps.
4

Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are firm. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Decorate as desired. Yield: about 2 dozen.
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Nutritional Facts:
1 serving (1 each) equals 116 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 18 mg cholesterol, 136 mg sodium, 19 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.
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ICING: 3 tablespoons Meringue Powder Easy-Add Meringue Powder
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4 cups (about 1 lb.) confectioners' sugar
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5 tablespoons warm water