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Anna
Gingerbread People Cookies
These classic cookies make great holiday treats and ornaments: Prior to baking, make a hole in the top of each using a wooden toothpick to be able to add your strings or hooks for hanging.
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
6 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/4 cup butter or stick margarine, softened
1/2 cup molasses
1 large egg white
cooking spray
2 tablespoons dried currants
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine the flour and the next 7 ingredients ( flour through the cloves) in a bowl and set aside.
Combine granulated sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat at medium speed of a mixer about 5 minutes or until creamy.Add Molasses and egg white; beat well.
Add flour mixture to sugar mixture,beat at low speed until well blended. Divide dough in half, and shape each half into a ball, and wrap in plastic. Chill for one hour.
Preheat oven to 350*.
Working with one half of dough at a time ( keep the other half in the refrigerator until ready to use. roll the dough to an 1/8 inch thickness on a heavily floured surface and use a 2 1/2 inch sized girl and or boy cookie cutter. Arrange currants on cookies as buttons. Bake at 350* for 8 minutes. Remove from pan(s) immediately and cool on wire wracks.
Combine the powdered sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla in a small bowl. Spoon into a decorating bag or a heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag with a tiny hole snipped in 1 corner of the bag, and decorate as desired. Mixing drops of food coloring and making other colors of Icing can also be made. Each color needs to be placed in a separate decorator bag.
Yields: 4 dozen ( serving size: 1 cookie)
Calories: 59 ( 15% from fat); FAT 1g
