1 cup brown sugar
2 t soda
2 t salt
1 t cinnamon
1 t ground ginger
1 t cloves
1 t allspice
1-1/2 cups light molasses
2/3 cup water or apple cider
6-1/2 cups unsifted flour (about)
In mixer cream together the margarine, sugar, soda, salt, and sices until light and fluffy. Add molasses and beat until well blended. Mix in water or cider. Stir in flour adding enough to make a stiff dough. Chill several hours or overnight. Roll out small amounts of dough at a time on floured board to 1/8 to 1/4 inches thick. Cut with cutter and transfer to lightly greased cookie sheet with turner under cutter. Insert short length of drinking straw into top of each cooky to make a hole for hanging. Decorate with frosting faces when baked and cooled. Bake at 10-15 minutes,
I naturally made these during the Christmas holiday only I baked this in giant sheets for my kids to make gingerbread houses. (See attached photo) I would have liked to try the whole straw hole thing and make ornaments, but I already had baked three batches of this, so that was plenty! I ate the scraps left over, and it was really delicious. Had to increase the baking time to 20 minutes.
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