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Merendis · 04-12-2002, 08:11 PM

Gingerbread Characters

1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup dark molasses
1/4 cup water
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon allspice
Random candy and icing

Cream shortening and sugar. Blend in molasses, water, flour, salt, soda, ginder, nutmeg, and allspice. Cover; chill 2-3 hours.

Heat oven to 375. ROll dough 1/4 inch hick on lightly floured cloth covered board. Cut with gingerbread boy/girl cutter; place on ungreased baking sheet.

Apply frosting/candy/whatever to make lovely delicious chracters, be creative! have fun!

Helluin Cookies

04-12-2002, 08:11 PM	#8
Merendis Animated Skeleton Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: An hour from Eden and the Stairway to Hell Posts: 45	Gingerbread Characters 1/2 cup shortening 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup dark molasses 1/4 cup water 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 teaspoon ginger 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1/8 teaspoon allspice Random candy and icing Cream shortening and sugar. Blend in molasses, water, flour, salt, soda, ginder, nutmeg, and allspice. Cover; chill 2-3 hours. Heat oven to 375. ROll dough 1/4 inch hick on lightly floured cloth covered board. Cut with gingerbread boy/girl cutter; place on ungreased baking sheet. Apply frosting/candy/whatever to make lovely delicious chracters, be creative! have fun! Helluin Cookies __________________ Merendis Mthe Mmariner's Mwife Riding one day in the forest of the Westlands he saw a woman, whose dark hair flowed in the wind, and about her was a green cloak...and he knew her for Erendis...then suddenly he knew in himself the love that he bore her, and he felt the emptiness of his days.