Gingerbread Cookies - Eggs.ca

Ingredients

• 4 cups (1 L) all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) ground ginger
• 2 tsp (10 mL) cinnamon
• ¼ tsp (1.25 mL) cloves
• ¼ tsp (1.25 mL) nutmeg
• 1 ½ tsp (7.5 mL) baking powder
• ½ cup (125 mL) shortening
• ½ cup (125 mL) butter
• 1 ¾ cup (440 mL) brown sugar
• ⅓ cup (75 mL) molasses
• 2 eggs
• Butter Icing 1 ½ cups (375 mL) icing sugar 3 tbsp (45 mL) butter, softened 1 tbsp (15 mL) vanilla extract 1 tbsp (15 mL) milk 3 drops food colouring (optional)
• 1 ½ cups (375 mL) icing sugar
• 3 tbsp (45 mL) butter, softened
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) milk
• 3 drops food colouring (optional)