We made these for Emily's students for their end of semester party. Most of them had never been to the US before this past fall and many of them didn't know much about Christmas. For their party they talked about Christmas and sang some Christmas carols. We made each student a cookie with their initials and some type of individual decoration on it. I think we finished these around 1:30 in the morning, but it sounds like it was worth all the work we put into them.
½ cup shortening2 ½ cups flour
½ cup sugar
½ cup molasses
1 egg
1 TBSP vinegar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground ginger
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp cloves
Preheat the oven to 375. Beat the shortening with a mixer for 30 seconds. Then add ½ the flour plus the remaining ingredients. Beat until combined. Beat in the remaining flour. Roll the dough and chill it, or just roll it out. Cut out the dough with people-shaped cookie cutters. Bake for 5 to 6 minutes. Allow to cool. Decorate.
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