Cookies!

I got the cutest package in the mail from my wonderful Aunt Cathy -- complete with a great gingerbread men cookie recipe and other cute gingerbread themed kitchen goodies. I baked the cookies tonight while the temperature continues to drop outside. The cookies turned out perfectly! Here's the recipe (super easy!):

• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
  
• 1 1/2 cup flour
  
• 1 pkg. instant butterscotch pudding mix
• 1 1/2 teaspoon ginger
  
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• frosting, candies, and cookie cutter

Mix egg, brown sugar, and shortening together in a bowl. Add remaining ingredients and chill for 20 minutes. Roll the dough out and use cookie cutter -- transfer shaped cookies onto baking pan (I found it easy to lay on top of parchment paper). Bake @ 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Let cookies cool before decorating.

**Thanks, Cathy!**