Delicious Gingerbread Cookies - timeless festive indulgence - Quickie Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (440g).
• 1 tsp baking soda.
• 1/2 tsp salt.
• 1 Tbsp ground ginger.
• 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon.
• 1/2 tsp ground allspice.
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves.
• 10 Tbsp unsalted butter (142g), room temp.
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar (150g).
• 2/3 cup unsulphured molasses (160ml/200g).
• 1 large egg, room temp.
• 1 tsp vanilla extract.
• Optional: cookie icing or royal icing.