Swedish Gingerbread Cookies

Name: Swedish Gingerbread Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: about 3 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup molasses; 1 large egg; 3-1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon ground ginger; 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoons ground cloves; 1 teaspoon baking soda; FROSTING:; 3 cups confectioners' sugar; 3/4 cup shortening; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 3 to 5 tablespoons water; Red Hots, optional

Swedish Gingerbread Cookies was pinched from <a href="https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/swedish-gingerbread-cookies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.tasteofhome.com.</a>

"Making Swedish pepparkakor—or gingerbread cookies—is a holiday tradition in our family. I entered these at the Iowa State Fair and took home a blue ribbon.—Kathleen Olesen, Des Moines, IA..."

INGREDIENTS

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1 cup butter, softened

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1 cup sugar

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1/2 cup molasses

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1 large egg

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3-1/4 cups all-purpose flour

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1 tablespoon ground ginger

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1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

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2 teaspoons ground cloves

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1 teaspoon baking soda

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FROSTING:

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3 cups confectioners' sugar

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3/4 cup shortening

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1 tablespoon vanilla extract

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3 to 5 tablespoons water

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Red Hots, optional

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