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Valentine's Day Recipes
Victorian Gingerbread Valentines
INGREDIENTS
2 1/2 cups unsifted flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/3 cup dark corn syrup
1 large egg
Make: About eight 4
1/2 inch cookies.
PREPARATION
1. In large bowl, sift together flour, cinnamon, ginger, cloves
and salt.
2. Blend together margarine and brown sugar
until smooth. Add corn syrup and egg; beat well. Add dry ingredients,
about one-third at a time, mixing until smooth after each addition.
Chill dough one hour.
3. Roll out half of dough on lightly floured
surface to one-quarter-inch thickness. (Reserve other half for
decoratins or for a second batch of cookies.) Using hear-shaped
cookie cutter, press out cookie shapes or use knife to cut around
a pattern. Place hearts on cookie sheet. Decorate as desired.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes until golden. Remove
and place on wire racks to cool. Store in covered container.
