Step 1

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2

Cream pudding mix with butter and sugar. Add egg, and blend well.

Step 3

Combine flour, baking soda, ginger, and cinnamon; blend into pudding mixture. Roll into a ball and wrap in plastic cling wrap.

Step 4

Chill dough for 1 hour or until firm.

Step 5

Roll dough on a floured board to about ¼-inch thickness and cut with a cookie cutter.

Step 6

Place on greased baking sheets; use a straw to make a hole in the top of the cookie for hanging on the tree, if desired. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.

Step 7

Remove from the oven, cool on a wire rack, and dust with powdered sugar. Serve.