Easy Gingerbread Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (6 ounce) package butterscotch pudding mix or 1 (6 ounce) package vegetarian butterscotch pudding mix
• 3/4 cup butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 egg
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 cream pudding and pie filling mix with butter and sugar; add egg, and blend well.
• 2 combine flour, baking soda, ginger, and cinnamon; blend into pudding mixture.
• 3 chill dough for 1 hour or until firm.
• 4 roll dough on a floured board to about 1/4 inch thickness and cut with cookie cutter.
• 5 place on greased baking sheets; use a straw to make a hole in the top of the cookie for hanging on the tree, if desired.
• 6 bake at 350f for 10 to 12 minutes.
• 7 remove from oven and cool on wire rack.
• 8 decorate if desired.