Serves: 5
Total Calories: 1,090

5 cups flour
3 teaspoons ginger ground
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon nutmeg ground
1 cup vegetable shortening solid
1 cup sugar
1 cup molasses unsulphured

Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil and grease lightly. Preheat oven to 375°.

Sift together flour, ginger, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg set aside. Melt shortening in a large saucepan over low heat. Add sugar and molasses. Stir until sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat. Gradually stir in 4 cups of the flour mixture mix until well blended. Place dough on countertop or pastry board. Knead in remaining flour mixture by hand. Divide dough in half and form two balls.

Place one ball on prepared baking sheet. Roll to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut two stable sides using large triangular cutter (if triangles are not perfectly straight, trim the sides using a ruler as a guide). Cut out figures if space allows, leaving two inches between pieces. Remove excess dough.

Using second ball of dough, cut out remaining figures, flipping cutters to make figures face in opposite directions if desired. (When flipping cutters, be careful of sharp cutting edges.) Roll out scraps of dough to make additional figures.

Bake 12 minutes or until lightly browned and set. Cool completely on wire racks. Remove from foil. Decorate figures with colored Icing Glaze as directed.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 5
Total Calories: 1,090
Calories from Fat: 352

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