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Show Gingerbread People From Santa's Workshop ri Part of the traditional holiday preparations in many homes is the shaping and decorating of an assortment assort-ment of cookies. Create the magic of Christmas in your house by having a cookie baking spree. Commemorate Christmas past by selecting some favorite cookie recipes from your childhood and Christmas present with some new additions. Gingerbread people are made with "sugar 'n' spice 'n' everything nice." Ground peanuts are incorporated into in-to the batter and whole peanuts pea-nuts are used to decorate the cookies. These delicious cookies make excellent Christmas tree ornaments or stocking stuffers. 2-14 cups unsifted flour 1 cup Planters Cocktail Peanuts, ground 12 teaspoon baking soda 34 teaspoon ground ginger 14 teaspoon ground nutmeg 18 teaspoon ground allspice 12 cup (1 stick) margarine 34 cup sugar 12 cup molasses 14 cup water Currants Candied cherries Planters Cocktail Peanuts Mix together flour, ground peanuts, baking soda, ginger, nutmeg and allspice; all-spice; set aside. Cream margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses and water. On low speed gradually add flour mixture; blend thoroughly. thor-oughly. Chill several hours. On well-floured board roll out dough to 18-inch thickness. Cut with floured 5 -inch gingerbread cookie cutter. Place on greased baking bak-ing sheets. Reroll and cut scraps of dough. Press currants, cur-rants, pieces of candied cherries and peanuts in dough for eyes, nose, buttons but-tons and other trims. Bake at 375F. 8 to 10 minutes, or until set. Place on wire racks to cool. If desired trim with confectioners' confec-tioners' sugar frosting. . Makes 2 dozen cookies. |