Dog gingerbread mailmen recipe
In a medium size bowl, combine the molasses, honey, water, and the oil. In another bowl mix the flour, the baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and salt. Stir this mixture gently into the molasses mixture. Make sure to mix well with a wooden spoon. Divide this dough in four. Make each piece into a ball, wrap these in plastic, and refrigerate for 3 – 5 hours.
Next, heat oven to 175 C. and oil 2 baking sheets.
Put dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll dough out into ½ cm thickness. Cut dough with a cookie cutter into gingerbread men or into whatever shape you like. Press in raisins for the eyes and buttons of the gingerbread men. Bake 10 – 15 minutes, or until cookies are lightly browned around the edges and firm.
Ingredients
1 cup molasses
4 tablespoons honey
1 cup water
½ cup vegetable oil
6 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
4 tablespoons chopped fresh ginger
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup raisins
Makes 24 cookies.
