Gingerbread cookies

Gingerbread cookies

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter, 125 ml;
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, 175 ml;
• 1/3 cup molasses, 70 ml;
• 1 large egg;
• 2 tablespoons water;
• 2 2/3 cup flour, 600 ml;
• 1 teaspoon baking soda;
• 1/2 teaspoon salt;
• 2 teaspoon ground dried ginger;
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon;
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg;
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves;

Icing:

• Icing sugar;
• lemon juice;

Approach:

• Mix the butter in a bowl with the sugar. Stir in molasses, egg and water. 
• Beat up the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. 
• Add in the butter mixture.
• Preheat oven to 180 ° C (350 ° F). 
• Roll the dough into thin slices, use a cookie cutter to mold into various shapes and place on a baking sheet and in a tray.
• Bake for about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let it cool. 
• Decorate with a thick mixture of icing sugar and lemon juice,
• Let it dry.