The infamous Gingerbread boy recipe- A True TNT

1/3 c butter or margarine or coconut oil(just one of them)
1 C brown sugar
1 1/2 C molasses
cold H20
7 cups flour sifted
1 tsp allspice
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tsps baking soda
1 tsp salt

combine first 3 with a 1/2 cup h20. Blend thorougly.
combine flour and spices and add gradually to molasses mixture.
dissolve Baking soda in 3 TBLs of H20 add to mixture.
Chill
Roll out and cut
350 for 15-18 minutes for 1/2 inch thick gingerbread boys

If you could see the book this recipe came out of...you would absolutely know it is tried and true.