Gingerbread People

Name: Gingerbread People
Ingredients: 14 cup trans-fat free margarine or 14 cup butter, softened; 12 cup packed brown sugar; 34 cup dark molasses; 13 cup cold water; 3 12 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 12 teaspoon ground allspice; 12 teaspoon salt; 14 teaspoon ground cloves; smooth vanilla frosting (optional)

12 ingredients

1 steps

Ingredients

14 cup trans-fat free margarine or 14 cup butter, softened
12 cup packed brown sugar
34 cup dark molasses
13 cup cold water
3 12 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
12 teaspoon ground allspice
12 teaspoon salt
14 teaspoon ground cloves
smooth vanilla frosting (optional)

Directions

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["Beat margarine, sugar, molasses and water with electric mixer or by hand until smooth.", "In separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, salt and cloves.", "Add flour mixture to molasses mixture, stirring by hand just until soft dough forms.", "Divide dough in half, shape each piece into a disk, wrap in plastic and refrigerate two hours or overnight.", "When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350F.", "On lightly floured surface or between two pieces of wax paper, roll out one disk about 1/8\" thick.""