Homemade Gingerbread Cookies(How To Make Video) - Healthy World Cuisine

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour (and a little extra to roll out the dough and prevent sticking. )
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon (dried ground)
• 2 tsp ginger (dried ground)
• 1/2 tsp allspice (dried ground)
• 1/2 tsp cloves (dried ground)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper (ground)
• 8 tbsp butter (at room temperature)
• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening (at room temperature)
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar (packed, (If using blackstrap molasses increase to 1 cup))
• 2/3 cup dark molasses
• 1 egg (large (room temperature))
• 4.5 cups confectioners' sugar
• 6 tbsp milk
• food coloring ((as desired))
• edible candies for decorations ((as desired))