Spiced Gingerbread: My Go-To Christmas Cookies - How to Cooking

Ingredients

• 3 cups (360g) all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
• 1 teaspoon (5g) baking soda
• 2 teaspoons (4g) ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon (3g) ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon (1g) ground cloves
• ¼ teaspoon (0.5g) ground nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon (1.5g) salt
• ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, softened
• ¾ cup (150g) packed brown sugar
• ½ cup (160g) molasses
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon (5ml) vanilla extract
• 4 cups (480g) sifted powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons (24g) meringue powder
• ½ cup (120ml) warm water, plus more as needed
• ½ teaspoon (2.5ml) lemon extract
• Gel food coloring (optional)