Gingerbread Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar

1 cup molasses

¾ cup shortening

½ cup water

2 eggs

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon salt

1 heaping teaspoon ginger

2 cups wheat flour

4-5 cups all-purpose flour

Method:

In a large bowl combine the sugar, molasses, shortening, and water, mix well. Add in the eggs, stir. Add in all the dry ingredients, starting with 4 cups of all-purpose flour and adding a little more if needed. Mix until well combined. Form dough into a ball, wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate for several hours. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Divide dough in half. Roll out dough, on lightly floured surface, to about ¼ inch thick and cut out with cookie cutters, place cut out cookies onto a parchment lined cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining dough. Bake for 9-12 minutes, or until just firm to the touch. Cool completely on wire racks. Decorate however you like. Enjoy!

Tip: Decorating is lots of fun with the kids! This recipe makes a lot of cookies! Also spray your measuring cup with cooking spray that you use for the molasses, makes it all come out and a lot easier clean up! Be creative in decorating, use broken ones for different things and turn men upside down for reindeer! Find my frosting recipe here: Sugar Cookies