Santa's - Ginger Faces

Yields: 4 dozen

Ingredients:

1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1/4 cup water
2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon allspice
nonstick vegetable cooking spray
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup carob chips

1. In a large mixing bowl, cream margarine and brown sugar together with an electric mixer on high speed for 30 seconds.
2. Add molasses and water. Blend together for about 1 minute.
3. Sift flour, salt, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice into batter. Beat with an electric mixer just until blended, about 1 minute, scraping batter from sides of bowl as needed with a rubber spatula.
4. Wrap the dough in plastic or foil and chill for several hours or overnight.
5. Preheat oven to 375 F. Coat 2 baking sheets with nonstick vegetable cooking spray.
6. Form dough into 1-inch balls and place them on prepared baking sheets, 2 inches apart. Press with palm to flatten.
7. Press raisins and carob chips into cookies to create eyes and mouths.
8. Bake for 8 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned on edges.
9. Place the baking sheets on cooling racks for 3 minutes, then remove cookies from baking sheets with a metal spatula and place them on cooling racks.

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