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Bake with love

¾ cup shortening

1 cup sugar (dark or light brown)

¼ cup light molasses

1 beaten egg

2 cups flour (unsifted)

¼ tsp salt

2 tsp soda

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp ginger

1 tsp cloves

Cream shortening and sugar, then add molasses and egg. Beat well.

Mix together flour, salt, soda and spices, and sift.

Add sifted dry ingredients to creamed mixture and mix well.

Put in refrigerator for a while. My grandmother’s handwritten note to the side says to cover and chill for at least one hour. Roll out dough and cut out in gingerbread shapes.

Try baking at 350°F for ten minutes.

In my family, we do not use frosting on our gingerbread men! You can use frosting, or what Mimi always bought was red hots and sprinkles (like chocolate and colorful ones). We press the decorations into the gingerbread men and then bake them. That’s how my kids love them. It’s just so delicious to taste the gingerbread at holiday time! Hope you enjoy!

With love,

Tina Leonard and Isabel Sites (Mimi)