Christmas Cookies

  Yes, I know Christmas is over but at our house we are still eating Christmas COOKIES and we love it! Of course they do not look like this anymore - the really pretty ones were picked out on Christmas Day.

 Actually my favorite Christmas Cookie is this old fashioned gingerbread and I thought I might share the recipe with you so you could enjoy it next year.

   The dough is pretty simple:
   1 C butter
   1 C sugar
   1 egg
   1 C dark molasses
   2 T vinegar
   5 C flour
   1 1/2 t soda
   spices
Cream first two, add next three, stir in flour & LOTS of spice -at least 3T of ginger and whatever else you like - chill 3 hrs.

Then, roll and cut the dough into Christmas shapes and bake at 375 for 5 minutes.
Next comes the really FUN part - DECORATING!! The basic frosting is just powdered sugar, water and food coloring with LOTS of adornments - just let your imagination run away with you.
Look at this great gingerbread man that Kirk is making - AWWWW!

   

HO HO HO!  It's CHRISTMAS!

What is you favorite Christmas Cookie??