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      Title: HOLIDAY GINGERBREAD COOKIES
 Categories: Cookies, Christmas
      Yield: 24 Cookies
 
    3/4 c  Molasses, light or dark
    3/4 c  Margarine (1-1/2 sticks)
    3/4 c  Sugar, brown firmly packed
  3 2/3 c  Flour, all-purpose
      2 ts Ginger, ground
      2 ts Cinnamon, ground
      1 ts Baking Powder
    1/2 ts Baking Soda
    1/2 ts Nutmeg, ground
      1    Egg
           Icing and assorted candies
 
  In 3-quart saucepan over medium heat, heat molasses, margarine and
  brown sugar until mixture boils, stirring occasionally to blend well.
  Remove from heat; cool. In large bowl, combine flour, ginger,
  cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and nutmeg.  Blend egg into
  molasses mixture. With spoon, stir molasses mixture into flour
  mixture until smooth. Wrap dough in plastic wrap; chill at least 1
  hour.
  
  Heat oven to 350F.  Divide dough in half.  On floured surface, roll
  dough to 1/8 to 1/4-inch thickness.  Cut with floured 5 x 3-inch
  gingerbread cookie cutter (or knife your own design). Carefully lift
  with metal spatula onto lightly greased cookie sheet.  Bake for 10 to
  14 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched. Remove from
  sheet; cool on wire rack. Decorate as desired with icing and candies.
  Store in tightly covered container for up to 2 weeks.
 
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