Gingerbread Men (Pepperidge Farm Copycat) by Todd Wilbur

• 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 34 cup granulated sugar
• 12 cup shortening
• 14 molasses
• 2 eggs
• 12 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 14 teaspoon ground cloves
• red sugar crystals (for decorating) (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 300F.
2. Cream together sugars, shortening, molasses, eggs and vanilla in large bowl; beat with electric mixer till smooth.
3. In another large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, ginger, salt, cinnamon, and cloves; add dry mixture to wet, stirring as you add.
4. Roll a portion of dough out on heavily-floured surface.
5. Roll to under 1/4-inch thick.
6. Cut cookies using a human-shaped cookie cutter or any other cookie cutter you want.
7. Place cookies on oiled cookie sheet and bake for 15-18 minutes.
8. Bake only one sheet of cookies at a time!

brown sugar, sugar, shortening, molasses, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking soda, baking powder, ground ginger, salt, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, red sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/gingerbread-men-pepperidge-farm-copycat-by-todd-wilbur-97692 (may not work)