Chocolate Gingerbread Boys and Girls

== Description ==
=== Ingredients ===
* 1 packag NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® semi-sweet chocolate Morsels 
* 2 3/4 cup flour 
* 1 teaspo baking soda 
* 1/2 tables salt 
* 1/2 teaspo ground ginger 
* 1/2 teaspo ground cinnamon 
* 3 tables butter or margarine 
* 3 tables Sugar 
* 1/2 cup molasses 
* 1/4 cup water 
* 16 oz prepared vanilla frosting* 
== Directions ==
1 MICROWAVE 1½ cups morsels in medium, microwave-safe bowl on HIGH power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional 10 to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth; cool to room temperature. 
2 COMBINE flour, baking soda, salt, ginger and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Beat butter and Sugar in small mixer bowl until creamy; beat in molasses and melted chocolate. Gradually add flour mixture alternately with water, beating until smooth. Cover; refrigerate for 1 hour, or until firm. 
3 PREHEAT oven to 350 °F. 
4 ROLL half of dough to ¼-inch thickness on floured surface with floured rolling pin. Cut dough into gingerbread boy and girl shapes using cookie cutters or a stencil. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough. 
5 BAKE for 5 to 6 minutes or until edges are set but centers are still slightly soft. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. 
6 PLACE remaining morsels in heavy-duty plastic bag. Microwave on HIGH power for 30 to 45 seconds; knead. Microwave for 10 seconds; knead until smooth. Cut tiny corner from bag; squeeze to pipe chocolate. Decorate with piped frosting or icing. 
7 *or colored icing in tubes 
== See also ==
Category:Chocolate Recipes
Category:Kid-friendly Recipes
Category:Maple syrup Recipes
Category:Molasses Recipes
Category:Semi-sweet chocolate Recipes