MRS. FIELD'S GINGERBREAD MEN

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Yield 3 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 13

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3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp ground ginger
¼ tsp ground cloves
1 cup salted butter, softened (2 sticks)
¾ cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
1 egg
½ cup unsulfured molasses
Icing:
2/3 cup confectioners sugar
1-2 tsp milk

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325. Whisk flour, soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves in medium bowl. (Large bowl) cream with electric mixer butter and sugar. Add egg and molasses and beat on med speed until smooth. Scrape bowl, add flour mixture on low speed until just combined. Separate dough into 2 balls and flatten. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate 1 hour or till firm. Roll dough to 1/4 inch. Cut into cool shapes. Bake 9-11 minutes, be careful not to brown. ICING Whisk sugar and milk together until smooth but liquid. Add colors. Decorate dudes.