Moravian Spice Cookies

• 4 1/2 cups Flour
• 1/4 teaspoon Baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon Ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon Ground ginger
• 1 cup Light brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup Butter, soft
• 1 1/2 cups Light molasses
• 1/2 teaspoon Cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup Butter
• 4 cups Confectioner's sugar
• 1/4 cup Cream, scalded
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla

1. Sift dry ingredients together in the bowl of a stand mixer.
2. Add sugar and mix well.
3. Gradually add butter and mix thoroughly.
4. Mix in molasses and vinegar.
5. Turn dough onto a strip of plastic wrap, pat into an oblong, wrap well and chill for several hours or overnight.
6. Preheat oven to 350.
7. Roll out, a small amount at a time, on a floured board to 1/8" thickness. Cut with floured fancy cookie cutters.
8. Place on greased baking sheets and bake 10 minutes, or just until brown.
9. Cool on racks.
10. Blend 4 icing ingredients together until smooth.
11. Divide into small bowls and add food coloring as you wish.
12. Keep plastic wrap over bowls to keep icing from drying out.

flour, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground ginger, brown sugar, butter, light molasses, vinegar, butter, sugar, cream, vanilla

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/moravian-spice-cookies-5c0c4f35c8b6582e2cd08b81 (may not work)