Black Pepper Christmas Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour, sifted
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 teaspoons ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup butter, soft
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 4 teaspoons water

Recipe

• 1 sift flour, baking powder and set aside.
• 2 mix the spices into the butter. blend in the sugar. beat in the egg.
• 3 stir in the flour mixture.
• 4 chill at least several hours or overnight.
• 5 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 6 roll on a lightly floured board to 1/8 inch. cut with cookie cutter.
• 7 bake for 8 to 10 minutes until lightly browned around the edges.
• 8 cool and ice.
• 9 store in an air tight container.
• 10 glaze:.
• 11 stir water into sugar and mix well.