Gingerbread Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2/3 cup molasses
• 1 large egg
• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 Tbsp. ground ginger
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2 2/3 cups sifted confectioners sugar
• 4 Tbsp. warm water
• 2 Tbsp. meringue powder
• 1/2 tsp. lemon extract