The Watts Family Southern Gingerbread Men

Keep an eye on these they seem to disappear!!

2cups flour   ~1/2 tsp salt   ~1/2tsp baking soda  ~1tsp baking powder ~1tsp ginger

1tspground cloves ~11/2tsp cinnamon ~1/2tsp nutmeg ~1/2cup of shortening

1/2cup of molasses ~1cupof sugar ~ 1egg yolk beaten

Combine dry ingredients ~Cream shortening, sugar, molasses, beat in egg Add Flour and mix

Roll 1/4 inch thick and cut out ~ Add extra flour if needed for rolling in case they are to sticky but be careful to not add to much or they will be dry.

Bake at 350 degrees. for 8 min.

Use Frosting and decorations of your choice !!

*depending on the size of your cookie cutter you may want to double the recipe. I have a large gingerbread man cookie cutter so I always double it ~and it made about 15 large cookies.