traditional gingerbread cookies

#2 on my Christmas bucket list 

Traditional Gingerbread cookie making is always a hit at my families house! They aren't always the most flattering cookies as we get carried away with lots of icing & decorations but they taste delicious!!  

 Since I had Dominik along for this years cookie decorating my pictures and decorating skills were lacking but here is what I did get.

Gingerbread Recipe

2/3 cup margarine

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1/4 cup molasses

2 cups white flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp ginger

1/2 tsp cloves

mix all together and bake at 350 for 8 minutes

Icing Recipe

1 cup maragine

1 tsp vanilla

4 cups icing sugar

2 tbsp milk

cream butter + margarine together, add vanilla

gradually add sugar at a medium speed.

add milk on high and mix until light and fluffy

cover with damp cloth 

Gingerbread cookies for days...