Christmas Recipes for Kids

Difficulty Level: Medium
Makes: 1 dozen cookies
Preheat oven: 350 degrees Fahrenheit

Ingredients
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1/3/cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup hot water
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
3 cups flour
2 tablespoons flour, for dusting
colored frosting in a tube

1. In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, molasses, vegetable oil and hot water. Blend ingredients together with an electric mixer on medium speed.
2. Crack egg into a small bowl and throw away the shell. Add egg, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and flour into mixing bowl. Combine ingredients with the mixer on low speed until dough forms, about 2 minutes. Cover dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
3. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons flour on a rolling mat. Place dough on the rolling mat. With a rolling pin, flatten the dough until it is 1/4-inch thick.
4. Use cookie cutters to cut fun shapes into the dough. Place cookies on a baking sheet. Use a drinking straw to poke a hole in the top of each cookie.
5. Bake for 10-11 minutes. Use oven mitts or pot holders to remove the pan from the oven. With a spatula, place cookies on a wire cooling rack. Let cookies cool for 20 minutes. Decorate with colored frosting.
6. Thread ribbon through the holes and tie loose ends together. Ornaments stay fresh for about 1 week.

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