JIF® Gingerbread People recipe

1 servings

1/2 cup CRISCO® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening

1/2 cup JIF® Creamy Peanut Butter

1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar

1/3 cup molasses

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 large eggs (at room temperature)

3 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons ground ginger

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon cloves

CRISCO® Cooking Spray

Combine CRISCO® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening, JIF® Creamy Peanut Butter and sugar in a large bowl.

Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until well blended and smooth.

Beat in the molasses, vanilla extract and egg until well blended.

Combine the flour, ginger, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, cloves and nutmeg in a bowl, mix well.

Stir into the creamed mixture until well blended.

Cover and refrigerate 4-8 hours.

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Lightly spray cookie sheets with CRISCO® Cooking Spray.

Work with about 1/3 of dough at a time, keeping the rest refrigerated.

Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to about 1/4 inch thick.

Cut out the gingerbread people using floured cookie cutters of your choice.

Place the cookies on the prepared cookie sheets.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until firm to the touch and slightly darker around the edges.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the cookie sheets about 3 to 4 minutes.

Place the cookies on a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

Decorate using icing, gum drops, raisins, silver balls for buttons etc.