Merry Gingerbread Cookies

Ingredients:

6 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
4 tsps ground ginger
4 tsps cinnamon
1 1/2 tsps ground cloves
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup Splenda (granulated)
1 tsp salt
2 lg eggs
1 cup molasses
3 tblspns water

Directions:

1. Blend together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and spices in a large mixing bowl.
2. Cream butter, Splenda, and salt together in a large mixing bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add molasses and water. Stir well. Add flour mixture and stir until well blended.
3. Refrigerate dough 1-2 hours before rolling out and cutting into gingerbread men.
4. Preheat oven to 350. Roll cookie dough out slightly less than 1/4 inch thick. Cut into desired shapes. bake in preheated oven 8 to 10 minutes or til lightly browned on the bottom.

Pumpkin Nog

Ingredients:

12 jumbo eggs
5 cups 2 % milk
2 cups Equal spoonful or 48 packets Equal
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Ground Nutmeg

Directions:

1. Whisk eggs and milk in a heavy saucepan.
2. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture coats a metal spoon. DO NOT BOIL.
3. Remove from heat.
4. Place pan in a large bowl of ice water and stir 5 minutes.
5. Stir in Equal, pumpkin, vanilla, and cinnamon.
6. Cover and chill at least 2 hours before serving.
7. Sprinkle with nutmeg just before serving.