Gingerbread People

• 3 1/4 cups flour, all-purpose
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon ground
• 2 teaspoons ginger ground
• 1/4 teaspoon cloves ground
• 1 cup butter softened
• 3/4 cup brown sugar dark, firmly packed
• 1 large eggs
• 1/2 cup molasses unsulfured
• 1/2 cup raisins, seedless
• 1 x icing in tubes

1. Preheat oven to 325.
2. Whisk together flour, soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves in bowl.
3. In a large bowl, using electric mixer, cream butter and sugar.
4. Add egg and molasses.
5. Beat until smooth on medium speed.
6. Add flour mixture.
7. Beat on low until well mixed.
8. Separate dough into 2 balls and flatten into disks.
9. Wrap each in plastic wrap.
10. Chill 1 hour until firm.
11. On floured surface, roll dough out to 1/4 inch thickness.
12. With floured gingerbread man cookie cutters, cut out dough.
13. Gather scraps and roll and cut out also.
14. Use all dough.
15. Place on ungreased cookie sheets about 1/2 inch apart.
16. If you want, at this time, use the raisins for eyes or other decorations.
17. Press into dough.
18. Bake 10 minutes until done.
19. Do not overcook.
20. Transfer to cool flat surface to cool.
21. Gather all decorations and decorate the cookies.

flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon ground, ginger ground, cloves ground, butter, brown sugar, eggs, molasses, raisins

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/gingerbread-people-35909 (may not work)