Gingerbread Men 1/2 cup vegetable shortening 1/2 cup sugar 3/4 cup molasses 1 egg 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 1/2 teaspoons McCormick® Ground Ginger 2 teaspoons McCormick Ground® Cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Allspice 1/4 teaspoon salt 1. Cream vegetable shortening and sugar with electric mixer. Add molasses and egg; beat well. 2. With a spoon, stir in flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, allspice and salt. Dough will be stiff. Cover and chill 1 hour. 3. Roll out dough on lightly floured cutting board to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut dough with cookie cutter. Place on greased baking sheet. Bake in a 350 degree F oven 10 minutes. Decorate as desired. Makes 2 dozen ____________________________________________________________ This recipe courtesy of Back of the Box Recipes. www.backofthebox.com Home Page This recipe created by McCormick, Inc.