I would be glad to share the gingerbread recipe that Bradford Elementary School used. The recipe belongs to the artist Tasha Tudor. It's printed in a book about her entitled "Forever Christmas". I make a few substitutions, however, to increase the nutritional content. Don't be afraid to eat these cookies for breakfast! I have, and so have my kids. I like to share the nutritional wealth with other kids whenever I can, so I made this same recipe for the KAF decorating contest. The second graders got to eat their whole grain creations after lunch that day and I heard not one complaint. I encourage you to try it out. Don't be afraid of using just whole wheat flour. I promise, it turns out delicious...even without frosting! Here's exactly how I made the Bradford Elementary dough: 1 cup butter 1 cup sugar (in the raw. It gives them a neat texture) 3 backyard chicken eggs, well beaten 1 1/2 cups Organic fair trade black strap molasses (Lot's of good iron in BS Molasses!) 6 cups King Arthur Whole Wheat Flour (I don't bother to blend with white flour) 1/2 tsp ground ginger 2 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon (I use a generous spoonful. By generous I mean 2 tsp! Spice it up!) Cream the butter and add the sugar, eggs, and molasses. Sift the remaining ingredients into the mixture. Chill, roll out, and cut into shapes. Bake on sheets at 350 until dry not crisp ( I baked the cookies for 13 minutes). Decorate with frosting. My frosting is simply powdered sugar and water. A sprinkle of cinnamon in the frosting gives it a pleasant off-white color. Thank you King Arthur Flour. Your generous gift will benefit many people in our town. The kids were psyched to hear that they won during their Christmas assembly today. What a great lesson for them as well.

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