Christmas Stuffed Gingerbread Cookies

1. In a medium sized bowl combine flour, cocoa, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, using a hand or stand mixer, combine sugars and butter until smooth.
3. Add egg, water and molasses.
4. Beat mixture on low until incorporated.
5. Add flour mixture gradually and continue to blend until combined. Use your hands to mix if necessary.
6. Divide dough into 2 parts, about the same size.
7. Place each piece between 2 pieces of parchment paper and roll flat using a rolling pin. The dough should be about ⅛ of an inch thick.
8. Pile all of the dough on top of each other and place on a baking sheet.
9. Put dough in the freezer for about 30 minutes. The dough will be much easier to work with.
10. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
11. Prepare a rimmed baking sheet with tinfoil and cooking spray. Set aside.
12. At your workstation place one sheet of dough in front of you.
13. Peel off parchment paper.
14. Using your cookie cutters cut your dough into your desired shapes. Remember you need 2 of each to make these cookies.
15. Place cookies on your prepared baking sheet using a spatula.
16. Take your extra pieces and knead back into a ball.
17. Roll it flat on parchment paper and refreeze if necessary. Cut into cookies and place on baking sheets.
18. Bake for 7-9 minutes.
19. Cool on your baking sheets for about 10 minutes.
20. Place cookies on a wire rack.

Stuffing

1. Once cookies are cool prepare your stuffing.
2. In a medium sized bowl beat cream cheese and marshmallow cream until smooth.

Making your Cookies

1. Get together all of the cookies you have that are the same shape and put them into piles.
2. Next, group your cookies in pairs making sure that within each pair there is a cookie with a nice top surface. Decorating will look better potentially depending on how you are decorating these cookies and who is doing it!
3. Spread filling on each cookie bottom. Dip your finger in a bowl of really warm or almost hot water to run your finger along the edge of the cookie to smooth the edge if desired.
4. Place matching cookie shape on top.
5. Gently press together.
6. Place on a clean baking sheet.
7. Next you must decorate each cookie with icing. Serve and enjoy!