I've had good luck with this one. Read the introduction, too. It might be helpful.

Here is a link that might be useful: Gingerbread Men

Thank you Ginger. The link is great and the Gingerbread Man recipe sounds very delicious. I'm going to give it a test run this week-end and try out my Halloween cookies. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

Rae

Good luck. Bookmark that site. They have some amazing recipes.

Here's the recipe I use
1/2 cup shortening ( crisco)
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup molasses ( I like dark...but light works)
1/4 cup cold coffee
2 1/2 cups AP flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

Cream shortening and sugar, add eggs and liquids and mix.
Sift 1 cup of the flour with the salt and spices (or stir together) and add that to the shortening/ sugar egg mix....and add as much of the remaining flour as needed to make a stiff dough capable of being rolled out.
Chill, roll and cut out and bake on parchment at 375 about 8 to 10 minutes.
Notice there is no leavening....and there is crisco instead of butter. The cookies bake up very crisp....good for dunking....and great for gingerbread men....and small houses. This is not a tender "melt in your mouth cookie"...but delicious!
You may also want to add more spices, if you like a spicy gingerbread man!...don't take me wrong here! LOL!
Linda C

Thanks, LindaC! I'm going to try your recipe, too! I'm looking for a crisp type cookie! Yum!
So sorry for my late reponse...been in Montana and just got back. B'rrrr. Thanks again!!