1 box gingerbread cookie mix
1 sm. box raisins
1 sm. pkg. red hots
1 plastic drinking straw
1 can clear acrylic varnish

Prepare cookie dough with gingerbread men cookie cutter. Use raisins for eyes and red hots for buttons. using straw, put hole in the gingerbread man's head for hanging. Bake as directed on box. Remove from pan to cool. Let sit for 2 to 3 days. Spray with clear acrylic varnish. Let sit 1 more day to dry. Hang with thin ribbon.