Gingerbread Men

1 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup molasses

1 egg

5 cups flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

2 tsp ground ginger

1½ tsp ground cinnamon

1½ tsp ground cloves

½ tsp ground nutmeg

½ tsp ground allspice

Instructions:

Cream butter and brown sugar until smooth.  Add molasses and egg and mix again to combine.

Add flour, salt, baking soda, and spices.  Mix until combined.  Scrape the cookie dough out of the bowl onto plastic wrap.  Wrap up and put in the refrigerator to chill for 3 hours or overnight.

Preheat oven to 350.

On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4” thickness.  Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters.

Bake about 10 minutes or until they look set.  Cool for 5-10 minutes before moving from cookie sheet.

Decorate with icing and sprinkles.