Gingerbread Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon finely ground black pepper
• 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup unsulfured molasses (do not use blackstrap molasses, it's too bitter)
• 1 egg white, raw or pasteurized (or 1 tablespoon egg white powder)
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 3/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted
• Raisins, currants, chocolate chips, candy pieces, frosting