INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 c. (3 sticks) butter
2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg
4 c. flour
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/4 tsp. baking soda
Colored sugar or crushed sugar cubes (optional)
Decorator icing
Red cinnamon candies
DIRECTIONS:
1. Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Blend in egg. Add combined flour, seasonings and soda; mix well. Cover. Refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.
2. Heat oven to 350 degrees. For each cookie, place 3/4 cup chilled dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness. (Keep remaining dough in the refrigerator.) Using floured cardboard patterns as a guide, cut out desired shapes. Sprinkle cookies with sugars. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Let cool on cookie sheet 8 minutes. Cool completely on wire rack. Decorate.
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