Snowflake Gingerbread Cookies - Nora Murphy Country House

Ingredients

• For the Cookie dough:
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1 stick unsalted butter, cut into cubes (room temperature)
• 1⁄2 cup robust molasses
• 1⁄3 cup cold water
• 31⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• For the Royal Icing:
• 4 large egg whites
• 4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 6 cups of confectioner’s sugar