Gingerbread Snowflakes With Icing That Hardens

• COOKIES
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup molasses
• 1/4 cup water
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons ginger powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• ICING
• 3 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons light corn syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1. Set oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Prepare ungreased baking/cookie sheet/s.
3. In a large mixing bowl cream the butter with sugar until fluffy (about 3 minutes).
4. Beat in molasses and water.
5. In another bowl combine flour with ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice and salt; add to the creamed mixture and mix until well combined.
6. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until easy to handle.
7. Lightly flour a work surface.
8. Roll out the chilled dough to 1/4-inch thickness.
9. Using star-shaped cookie cutters dipped in flour (about 2-1/2 inches wide) cut out shapes.
10. Place the dough stars onto prepared cookie sheet about 2-inches apart.
11. Bake for about 10-12 minutes or until edges are firm.
12. Remove to wire racks and cool.
13. For the icing; in a bowl combine all icing ingredients until smooth and well combined.
14. Transfer to a heavy small plastic bag, then cut a small hole in a corner of the bag.
15. Pipe the icing around the edges of the cookies or as desired (the icing will harden upon standing).

butter, sugar, molasses, water, flour, ginger powder, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, salt, icing, confectioners, water, light corn syrup, vanilla

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/gingerbread-snowflakes-with-icing-that-hardens-265926 (may not work)