Gingerbread Ornaments

Directions

1. 1
   Cream butter with sugars, molasses and egg yolk.
2. 2
   Mix all remaining ingredients, except egg white.
3. 3
   Stir into butter mixture to form stiff dough.
4. 4
   Chill for 1 hour, then roll out onto a floured surface to 1/8 inch thickness.
5. 5
   Use Christmas cookie cutters or knife to cut our shapes.
6. 6
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
7. 7
   Butter cookie sheets and place shapes on sheet.
8. 8
   Brush shapes lightly with egg whites.
9. 9
   Bake 8 minutes until crisp.
10. 10
    Make a hole 1 inch from the top, then cool.
11. 11
    Ice ornaments as you wish.
12. 12
    Thread holes with gold cord.