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Cooking & Entertaining
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Halloween
Recipes
Gingerbread Ghosts
Ingredients: 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/3 cup molasses
2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground ginger
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pinch of salt
Method: In a large bowl, blend together the sugar and
butter. Add the molasses. Fold in the sifted flour, ginger, baking
soda, cinnamon, and salt. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a large baking sheet.
On a lightly floured board, roll out the dough until it is 1/8 inch
thick. Cut out the cookie with a ghost-shaped cookie cutter and
place on the baking sheet. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, until lightly
browned. Remove form the oven and let cool thoroughly on a wire
rack before decorating with Frosting.
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