Gingerbread Cookies - Manitoba Egg Farmers

Ingredients

• 4 cups (1 L) all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) ground ginger
• 2 tsp (10 mL) cinnamon
• ¼ tsp (1 mL) cloves
• ¼ tsp (1 mL) nutmeg
• 1 ½ tsp (7 mL) baking powder
• ½ cup (125 mL) shortening
• ½ cup (125 mL) butter
• 1 ¾ (425 mL) cup brown sugar
• ⅓ cup (75 mL) molasses
• 2 eggs