Chocolate Gingerbread Boys and Girls

Ingredients

 * 1 packag NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® semi-sweet chocolate Morsels
 * 2 3/4 cup flour
 * 1 teaspo baking soda
 * 1/2 tables salt
 * 1/2 teaspo ground ginger
 * 1/2 teaspo ground cinnamon
 * 3 tables butter or margarine
 * 3 tables Sugar
 * 1/2 cup molasses
 * 1/4 cup water
 * 16 oz prepared vanilla frosting*

Directions
1 MICROWAVE 1½ cups morsels in medium, microwave-safe bowl on HIGH power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional 10 to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth; cool to room temperature. 2 COMBINE flour, baking soda, salt, ginger and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Beat butter and Sugar in small mixer bowl until creamy; beat in molasses and melted chocolate. Gradually add flour mixture alternately with water, beating until smooth. Cover; refrigerate for 1 hour, or until firm. 3 PREHEAT oven to 350°F. 4 ROLL half of dough to ¼-inch thickness on floured surface with floured rolling pin. Cut dough into gingerbread boy and girl shapes using cookie cutters or a stencil. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough. 5 BAKE for 5 to 6 minutes or until edges are set but centers are still slightly soft. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. 6 PLACE remaining morsels in heavy-duty plastic bag. Microwave on HIGH power for 30 to 45 seconds; knead. Microwave for 10 seconds; knead until smooth. Cut tiny corner from bag; squeeze to pipe chocolate. Decorate with piped frosting or icing. 7 *or colored icing in tubes