Name: Gingerbread People
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 36
Ingredients: Butter, softened - 1 cup; White sugar - 1 ½ cups; Light corn syrup - 2 tablespoons; Egg - 1; All-purpose flour - 2 ½ cups; Baking soda - 2 teaspoons; Ground cinnamon - 2 teaspoons; Ground ginger - 2 teaspoons; Ground cloves - ½ teaspoon; Ground allspice - ¼ teaspoon; Egg whites - 2; Cream of tartar - ½ teaspoon; Confectioners' sugar - 2 cups

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Cooking:

1 hour

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Ingredients for - Gingerbread People

1. Butter, softened - 1 cup

2. White sugar - 1 ½ cups

3. Light corn syrup - 2 tablespoons

4. Egg - 1

5. All-purpose flour - 2 ½ cups

6. Baking soda - 2 teaspoons

7. Ground cinnamon - 2 teaspoons

8. Ground ginger - 2 teaspoons

9. Ground cloves - ½ teaspoon

10. Ground allspice - ¼ teaspoon

11. Egg whites - 2

12. Cream of tartar - ½ teaspoon

13. Confectioners' sugar - 2 cups

How to cook deliciously - Gingerbread People

1. Stage

In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and corn syrup until smooth. Beat in the egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and allspice; stir into the creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate dough for at least 1/2 hour.

2. Stage

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. On a floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch in thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.

3. Stage

Bake for 8 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

4. Stage

To make the frosting, whip egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy. Gradually add sugar and continue to beat until icing is stiff. Add food coloring if desired and pipe onto cooled cookies. This icing can also be used as a glue to affix candy decorations. Kim