German Gingerbread Cookies

Ingredients

170 gr soft margarine
110 gr brown sugar
10 gr ginger
1 gr salt
3 gr cinnamon
1 egg
180 ml molasses
375 gr flour
5 gr baking soda
2 gr baking powder

Instructions

Mix all ingredients together well. Make balls of dough the size of walnuts, and place them on a greased cookie sheet 3-4 inch apart. Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 160ÂșC for 6-8 minutes. Or, if you like, refrigerate overnight. Roll out cold dough for cookie shapes cut with cookie cutters. If dough is sticky, add flour.