Spiced Cutouts

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 1 egg
• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons ground cloves
• 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon orange zest

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in the molasses and egg. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and cardamom; stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the orange juice. Then stir in the orange zest.
3. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut out cookies with cookie cutters, and place them on an unprepared cookie sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, edges should be slightly browned. Cool cookies on wire racks.

butter, white sugar, molasses, egg, flour, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cloves, ground cardamom, baking soda, orange juice, orange zest

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/11596/spiced-cutouts/ (may not work)