Sugar And Spice Cookies

Ingredients

140 gr shortening
200 gr sugar
1 egg
60 ml molasses
250 gr all purpose flour
5 gr baking soda
3 gr ginger
3 gr cinnamon
1 gr salt
400 gr powdered sugar
45 gr butter
2 gr lemon peel
60 ml lemon juice

Instructions

In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add egg; mix well. Beat in molasses. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 180ºC or 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks; cool. For frosting, cream the sugar, butter and lemon peel in a mixing bowl. Gradually add lemon juice, beating until frosting reaches desired spreading consistency. Frost cookies