My favorite gingerbread cookies - Recipe Tweets

Ingredients

• 3 and 3 1/2 cups
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 Tablespoon ground ginger
• 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 large egg, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• optional: easy cookie icing, royal icing, or cookie buttercream