Gingerbread Cookies

1/4 cup butter or shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup molasses (yes, you do require this to make them taste right...)
1 egg
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2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground ginger
Cream egg, shortening, molasses and egg. 
Add dry ingredients, mix well
Use cookie cutters to form into men, roll flat for panels for your house or simple balls for cookies.
Sprinkle with granulated white sugar for a nice effect.
Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
Let the cookies cool completely before icing.



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