• Preheat oven to 350 and line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• Using a standing mixer, beat together the butter, sugar, egg and molasses.
• Add in the water and mix until combined.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, and the spices.
• Gradually mix in the dry ingredients into the wet.
• Roll dough out on a floured surface to 1/4 inch in thickness.
• Using your favorite gingerbread cookie cutter, cut out your shapes.
• Bake in the oven for 10 minutes or until the edges of the cookies are set and just start to brown.
• Allow to cool completely before decorating.

Icing Directions

• Using the standing mixer, combine the egg whites, cream of tarter, vanilla and powder sugar and mix until combined and stiff peaks form.
• Split icing into 3 bowls.
• Add 1-2 drops of Green into one of the three bowls.
• Add a few drops of red into the second bowl.
• Leave the third bowl plain.
• Mix until the colors are blended and the shades you want.
• Scoop about 1/4 C of icing into their own bags.
• Decorate your cookies how ever you want.
• Allow icing to dry for a hour before enjoying.