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Ok so these aren’t necessarily to hang on the tree but more to look like ornaments but to eat instead.

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

• 1/2 cup butter
• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup molasses
• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/3 cup butter
• 2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

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DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. Cream 1/2 cup of butter or margarine. Add brown sugar and beat. Beat in egg and molasses. In a separate bowl, combine 2 3/4 cups of flour, soda and spices. Add to butter mixture. Blend well.
3. Roll dough out 1/8 inch thick on floured surface. Cut into shapes. Bake for 6-8 minutes.
4. To Make Frosting: Cream 1/3 cup butter. Gradually add 2 cups sifted confectioners sugar, 1 tablespoon milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until smooth. Put in a pastry bag with small tip and decorate cookies.

Now again, with almost any cookie recipe it would be easy enough to let the kids get involved, even the young ones who would surely have fun making decorations that suited their taste. With the creativity of a child you are sure to have some great designs. These cookies will be a prize winner among your guests and any one whom you choose to give as presents.