GINGERBREAD SKELETONS

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Any small gingerbread boy cookie cutter can take on new "life" with these classic cookies. Give him some cat friends, too. The more the merrier! -Dore' Merrick Grabski, Utica, New York

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 25m

Yield about 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1 large egg, room temperature
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon each ground cinnamon, ginger and cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Confectioners' sugar icing

Steps:

In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add molasses and egg; mix well. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, salt and nutmeg; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Divide dough in half. Refrigerate at least 2 hours., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll out each portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-in. cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. , Bake 9 minutes or until edges are firm. Remove to wire racks to cool. Decorate with icing to resemble bones of skeletons, mummy wrappings, or as desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 145 calories, Fat 6g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 8mg cholesterol, Sodium 108mg sodium, Carbohydrate 21g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.