Gingerbread cut-outs

Ingredients

• ¼ cup butter, softened
• ¼ cup margarine
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• ¼ cup full-flavor molasses
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup whole-wheat flour

Cook

In a large bowl, combine butter and margarine; beat with mixer for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and cloves. Beat until well-mixed. Beat in molasses and egg. (Mixture will look curdled.) Add all-purpose flour and whole-wheat flour, beating just until combined. Cover and chill the dough for 2 to 3 hours or until easy to handle.

Preheat oven to 375°. Lightly grease cookie sheets; set aside. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to ⅛-inch thickness. Using a 2- to 3-inch cookie cutter, cut out shapes. Bake for 4 to 6 minutes or until edges are firm and centers are set.