Stenciled Gingerbread Hearts

Enjoy these delicious heart shaped cookies baked with robust flavored molasses, ginger, nutmeg and cloves.

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ingredients 12
Prep Time 1 hr 40 min
Total Time 3 hr 40 min

Ingredients

1: cup shortening

1: cup molasses

3: cups all purpose or unbleached flour

2: teaspoons baking soda

1/2: teaspoon salt

1/2: teaspoon ginger

1/4: teaspoon nutmeg

1/4: teaspoon cloves

: Milk

: Powdered sugar

: Lacy paper doily or stencil design

: Decorative ribbon, if desired

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Directions

1 In large bowl, combine shortening and molasses; blend well. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Add flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, nutmeg and cloves; mix well. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 2 hours for easier handling.
2 Heat oven to 350°F. On well-floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with floured 2 1/2 to 3-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
3 Bake at 350°F. for 8 to 10 minutes or until set. (To make ornaments or garlands, see tip below.) Remove from cookie sheets. Cool 15 minutes or until completely cooled.
4 Brush cooled cookies lightly with milk. Place lacy paper doily over 1 cookie; press down. With small strainer, sprinkle powdered sugar evenly over doily. Carefully remove doily. Repeat with remaining cookies. Let stand until dry.

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To make ornaments, punch a hole in each cookie with drinking straw while cookie is hot. For garland, make 2 holes 1-inch apart in each cookie. Stencil cookies and allow to dry. Thread ribbon through cookies.