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Spice up your Holidays with our Christmas cookies! Prepare the best dishes with our Christmas recipes and serve them on beautiful paper goods like the ones shown below to make them look even better. Finish your holiday decoration with a gorgeously set table!

Gingerbread cookies are one of the most popular Christmas recipes. Treat your guests with our favorite gingergread cookies recipe shown below.

Gingerbread Cookies

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons ground ginger 1 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup margarine, softened 1 cup white sugar 1 egg 1 tablespoon water 1/4 cup molasses 2 tablespoons white sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the water and molasses. Gradually stir the sifted ingredients into the molasses mixture. Shape dough into walnut sized balls, and roll them in the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet, and flatten slightly.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
Makes 24 servings.

You can also use cookie cutters to shape your Christmas cookies as gingerbread men! Decorate them with chocolate chips, raisins, gum drops, candied cherries, string licorice and icing. Your gingerbread men will add to your holiday decoration. Hang them from your Christmas tree and let everyone try those delicious Holiday ornaments!

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