Spicy Texas Cookies

• 3 teaspoons ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 12 teaspoon ground cloves
• 12 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup butter
• 1 12 cups sugar
• 1 egg
• 3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• red cinnamon candies (hearts)

1. Add ginger, cinnamon, cloves and pepper to butter, cream well.
2. Gradually blend in sugar.
3. Beat in egg.
4. Sift flour with baking powder and stir into butter mixture, mix well.
5. Refrigerate until stiff enough to handle (several hours or overnight).
6. Roll out on floured board to 1/8" thickness.
7. Cut with texas-shape cookie cutter dipped in flour.
8. Place on baking sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.
9. Cool.
10. FROSTING:
11. Add 2 to 3 Tablespoons water to 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar.
12. Mix until smooth and spredable.
13. Frost cookies.
14. Place red cinnamon heart where you live in Texas.

ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, black pepper, butter, sugar, egg, allpurpose flour, baking powder, red cinnamon

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spicy-texas-cookies-230443 (may not work)