AUNT AGNES’ GINGERBREAD COOKIES

AUNT AGNES’ GINGERBREAD COOKIES

1/3 c butter
1/3 c brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 c molasses

2&3/4c flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger

Mix as usual.  Chill dough.
Roll to 1/4 inch then cut as desired.

Bake at 350F for about 10 minutes, they are better undercooked than overcooked
Let sit on cookie sheet for a few minutes before you move them.

ICING

2 c icing suger
2 Tbl butter
1 egg white
1/2 tsp vanilla

NOTES:
These bring back all of my wonderful Christmas memories.
I double the spices
Increase the recipe and use it for gingerbread houses
Decorate some with blue icing and think of my Aunt Agnes who would let me run to the cupboard and grab these from the cookie tin.  I always looked for the blue ones.