In the spirit of sharing I thought I would let you in on my not-so-secret gingerbread recipe. I found it on allrecipes.com

It’s E-A-S-Y to make and truthfully tastes better than any gingerbread I have ever tasted. They are not so Gingerbread-y, if you know what I mean.

Ingredients:
1 (3.5 ounce) package cook and serve
butterscotch pudding mix
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:
1. In a medium bowl, cream together the dry butterscotch pudding mix, butter, and brown sugar until smooth. Stir in the egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, and cinnamon; stir into the pudding mixture. Cover, and chill dough until firm, about 1 hour.
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets. On a floured board, roll dough out to about 1/8 inch thickness, and cut into man shapes using a cookie cutter. Place cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
3. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until cookies are golden at the edges. Cool on wire racks.

I baked these cookies –> in my spare time

And then my daughter and I had a great time decorating one afternoon this week.

A friend gave me a set of cookie cutters the first Christmas after my daughter was born and said “making cookies is making memories”.  She was right.

Enjoy with your little ones!