Gingerbread Men

Ingredients

• 1 (3.5 ounce) package cook and serve butterscotch pudding mix
• 0.5 cup butter
• 0.5 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
• 1.5 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Steps

1. Cream the dry butterscotch pudding mix with the butter and brown sugar in a medium bowl to a smooth consistency. Stir in the egg. Mix the flour, baking soda, ginger and cinnamon together, then stir this dry mixture into the pudding mixture. Cover the dough and chill until firm, about 1 hour.
2. Set the oven to preheat at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and grease the baking sheets. Roll the dough on a floured board to about 1/8 inch thick. Use a cookie cutter to make man shapes, then arrange them on the prepared sheets with 2 inches between cookies.
3. Use the preheated oven to bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the cookie edges are golden. Transfer to wire racks to cool.