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Gingerbread men that is.
I'm not a gingerbread fan myself, but I do recognize its place as a staple in the traditional Christmas cookie baking repertoire. So, taste tested by my husband himself, here is a recipe for a molasses gingerbread, easily rolled and cut out into adorable little shapes.

Gingerbread Molasses Cookies:
*I got about 25 gingerbread men out of this dough using a 3 inch cookie cutter*

• 3 cups of flour
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 1 Tbsp ginger
• 1Tbsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp cloves or allspice
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup butter, cut into cubes
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 2 Tbsp milk

In a large bow, mix together your flour, sugar, soda, spices (all of them), and salt. Then, using and electric mixer, add in the butter cubes and mix until it resembles fine, sandy crumbs. Slowly add in your molasses and milk and mix until moistened.

Now, you can handle the dough however you want, but it does need to be refrigerated for 2 hours (or you can stick it in the freezer for 30min). What I did before chilling, however, was roll out the dough between 2 pieces of wax paper (I think I divided the dough in half before doing so). That way, when I pulled it out of the fridge, it was ready to cut and bake, making the handling of the cookie cutting much easier.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for right about 8 minutes (don't let them go too long or they'll be dry and crispy), cool, decorate, enjoy!