Puzzle Cookies Recipe a collection of popular cookie recipes from around the world featuring Chocolate Chip, Sugar, and Peanut Butter as well as other cookie recipes.

Ingredients:

3/4 cup shortening

1/2 cup packed light

brown sugar

6 tablespoons dark molasses

2 egg whites

3/4 teaspoon vanilla

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

¼ teaspoon plus

1/8 teaspoon baking powder

3/4 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

¾ teaspoon ground ginger

DECORATIONS

Assorted colored frostings

colored sugars

colored decorator gels

assorted small candies

Method:

1 Beat shortening, brown sugar, molasses, egg whites and vanilla in large bowl at high speed of electric mixer until smooth.

2 Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and ginger in medium bowl. Add to shortening mixture; mix well. Shape dough into flat rectangle. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate about 8 hours or until firm.

3 Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease jelly-roll pan.

4 Sprinkle dough with additional flour. Place dough in center of prepared pan and roll evenly to within ½ inch of edge of pan. Cut shapes into dough according to photo, using cookie cutters or free-hand, allowing at least 1 inch between each shape. Cut through dough using sharp knife, but do not remove cookie shapes.

5 Bake 12 minutes or until edges begin to brown lightly. Remove from oven and retrace shapes with knife. Return to oven 5 to 6 minutes. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Carefully remove shapes to wire racks; cool completely.

6 Decorate shapes with frostings, sugars, decorator gels and small candies as shown in photo. Leave puzzle frame in pan. Decorate with frostings, colored sugars and gels to represent sky, clouds, grass and water, ¡f desired. Return shapes to their respective openings to complete puzzle. Makes 1 (15x 10-inch) puzzle cookie