Gingerbread People

Ingredients

• 0.5 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 0.3 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.3 cup butter softened
• 0.3 cup colored sugar sprinkles 
• 1 large eggs 
• 10 ounces flour all-purpose
• 0.8 cup granulated sugar 
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.3 teaspoon ground cloves 
• 1.5 teaspoons ground ginger 
• 0.3 teaspoon ground nutmeg 
• 2 tablespoons milk 2%
• 0.5 cup blackstrap molasses 
• 1.3 cups powdered sugar 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• baking paper
• oven
• knife
• whisk
• blender
• plastic wrap
• cookie cutter
• ziploc bags
• measuring cup

Directions

1. To prepare cookies, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
2. Combine flour and next 7 ingredients (through cloves) in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk.
3. Place granulated sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth and well blended.
4. Add molasses and egg; beat until well blended. Stir flour mixture into sugar mixture until well blended. Divide dough in half; shape each dough portion into a flat disk. Wrap dough portions separately in plastic wrap; chill 1 hour or until firm.
5. Preheat oven to 35
6. Remove 1 dough portion from refrigerator; remove plastic wrap.
7. Roll dough to a 1/8-inch thickness on a floured surface.
8. Cut with a 3-inch boy or girl cookie cutter.
9. Place cookies 1/2 inch apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Repeat procedure with remaining dough portion.
10. Bake at 350 for 11 minutes or until edges of cookies are lightly browned.
11. Remove from pans; cool completely on wire racks.
12. To prepare decorations, combine powdered sugar and milk, stirring until smooth. Spoon mixture into a heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag. Snip a tiny hole in 1 corner of bag. Pipe onto cookies. Decorate as desired with sugar sprinkles.