Gingerbread Cookies

Ingredients

• Cookies

  • 3 cups (750 ml) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) salt
  • 3/4 cup (180 ml) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup (250 ml) brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) molasses
  • 1 egg

• Royal Icing

  • 1 egg white
  • 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) icing sugar