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Gingerbread People

"These soft, chewy cookies are favorites of my grandchildren. They love helping me decorate them!" Joan Truax, Pittsboro, Indiana

30 ServingsPrep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Ingredients

6 tablespoons butter, softened
3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons ground ginger
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1-1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Icing and candies of your choice

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in the molasses, egg, vanilla and lemon peel. Combine the
flour, ginger, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and
cloves; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Divide dough
in half. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until easy to handle.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out each portion to 1/4-in.
thickness. Cut with a floured 4-in. gingerbread boy cookie cutter.
Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Reroll scraps.
Bake at 350° for 7-9 minutes or until edges are firm. Remove to

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Directions (continued)

wire racks to cool completely. Decorate as desired. Yield: 2-1/2
dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 cookie (calculated without decorations) equals 99 calories, 2 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 12 mg cholesterol, 88 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 fat.