Gingerbread Spritz

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup molasses
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
Colored sugar or multicolored jimmies

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, molasses and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.

Using a cookie press fitted with the disk of your choice, press dough 1 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugar or jimmies.

Bake at 400° until set (do not brown), 6-8 minutes. Remove to wire racks. Store in an airtight container.