Egg
01
Beat butter and brown sugar together for 2-3 minutes. Add the molasses, egg, and vanilla and beat again for 1-2 mins.
02
Whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, all spice and cloves.
03
Slowly add the dry ingredients and beat until combined, being careful not to over mix.
04
Gently press the dough out into 2 disks wrap them in plastic wrap. Chill for at least 2 hours or up to 3 days.
05
Remove the dough and turn it out onto a floured surface. Use a rolling pin to roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thickness.
06
Cut out the dough into snowflake shapes and place 1-2 inches apart on a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
07
Bake for 9-11 minutes, until just set and the bottom edges of the cookies turn a light golden brown.
09
Use white royal icing to get creative and make snowflake designs on each cookie.