Holiday Cookies & Blog News!!

Holiday Gingerbread Men

Whatcha Need: 

1/2 cup shortening

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

3 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

3/4 cup molasses

1/4 cup water

How to do it: 

Cream shortening and sugar. Sift flour with salt, soda and spices. Blend flour mixture into creamed mixture alternately with molasses and water. Chill at least 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).

Roll dough to 1/4 inch thick. Cut with large 6-8 inch gingerbreadmen cookie cutters. Lift onto lightly greased cookie sheet with broad spatula.

Bake above oven center for about 12 minutes or until cookies spring back lightly in center. Do not overcook, they won't stay soft. Remove from sheets. Cool on wire racks. Makes 10 men 6-8 inches tall.

(original recipe via all recipes)

Happy Holidays! 

I have big blog news!!! 

I am MOVING! 

thewannabefoodie.com is now all mine! I have been working on the move for a while and think it's time you guys see how it's going! I was able to move my Google reader right over, so all of you who are following will still be followers. It is much cleaner and streamlined and I am REALLY loving it!! Let me know what you guys think!!