Chocolate-Covered Gingerbread Kids

Name: Chocolate-Covered Gingerbread Kids
Yield: Makes about 48 two-inch cookies or about 10 five-inch cookies Servings
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups plus two tablespoons all purpose flour; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 6 tablespoons (packed) golden brown sugar; 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature; 3 tablespoons mild-flavored (light) molasses; 1 large egg; 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped; 2 teaspoons vegetable oil; Cinnamon decorating candies or chopped crystallized ginger

By Elinor KlivansPhotography by Scott Peterson

November 30, 2004

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