Gingerbread Cookies | I Love Eggs

Ingredients

• 4 cups (480g) all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp ground ginger
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp cloves
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1 1/2 tsp tsp baking powder
• 100 gm vegetable shortening
• 350 gm butter
• 1 cup (400g) brown sugar
• 1/3 cup molasses
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups (175g) icing sugar
• 3 tbsp butter, softened
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp milk
• 3 drops food colouring (optional