Submitted by Kandice McDermott
I found this recipe when our television broke and I had to entertain the kids by myself! In addition, I was watching my friend’s children while she when to an appointment, so I had four young kids to entertain. This was a great recipe, and the house smelled great.
½ cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup shortening
¾ cup dark molasses
½ cup cold water
3½ cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ginger
½ tsp ground allspice
½ tsp ground cloves
½ tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp salt
Mix sugar, shortening, molasses and cold water in a large bowl. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours. Heat oven to 350°; spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. Shape or cut out your ornaments with cutters. If ornaments will be hung, use a drinking straw to create a hole near the top of each ornament. Bake 12 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Immediately loosen from pan, but do not remove. Cool 5 minutes, remove from pan onto wire rack. Cool completely. Decorate with royal icing and your choice of candies (i.e. nerds, pull-n-peel licorice, etc.)
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