PHILADELPHIA Gingerbread Cookies
- 3 cups flour
- 1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp. Magic Baking Powder
- 1 pkg. (250 g) Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 tube (19 g) white decorating icing
- Combine flour, spices and baking powder.
- Beat cream cheese, butter, sugar, molasses and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended.
- Gradually add flour mixture, mixing well after each addition.
- Divide dough in half; flatten each into disk.
- Wrap individually in plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate 1 hour.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Roll out 1 disk on lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness.
- Cut into 18 gingerbread-man shapes, using 5-inch cookie cutter and rerolling scraps as necessary.
- Place, 1 inch apart, on parchment-covered baking sheets.
- Repeat with remaining dough.
- Bake 12 to 15 min.
- or until edges are lightly browned.
- Cool on baking sheets 1 min.
- Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
- Decorate with icing as desired.
flour, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cloves, baking powder, cream cheese, butter, brown sugar, molasses, vanilla, white decorating icing
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/philadelphia-gingerbread-cookies-170373.aspx (may not work)