Gingerbread Cookie Recipe

Gramma's Gingerbread Cookie Recipe

½ cup shortening
½ cup sugar
½ cup dark molasses
¼ cup water
2 ½ cup flour
¾ tsp salt
½ tsp soda
¾ tsp ginger
¼ tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp allspice

Cream shortening and sugar. Blend in molasses, water, flour, soda, salt, and spices. Cover. Chill for 2-3 hours. Heat oven to 375°. Roll dough to ¼” thick on a lightly floured board. Cut with Aunt Chick's Gingerbread Man Cookie Cutter. Place on ungreased baking sheet (do not use Airbake Cookie Sheet). Refridgerate cookie for an hour to over night and then bake for 10-12 minutes. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Decorate with raisins, cherries, citron, licorice and icing.