What’s better than taking a bite out of a perfectly spiced and chewy gingerbread cookie while on winter break? Gingerbread cookies are a holiday classic used for gingerbread house making or to create gingerbread men. It can be tricky to make gingerbread cookies but with this recipe you will be able to master this baked good in time for the holidays. For ingredients you will need 1 cup of sugar, 1 large egg, 2 ½ cups of flour, 2 tsp of baking soda, ¾ of softened butter, ¼ cup of molasses, ½ tsp of salt, 1 tsp of cinnamon, and ½ tsp of ginger. First you want to preheat your oven and wash your hands. Now you will need a bowl and will mix your butter and sugar together until smooth then add your egg and molasses afterwards. In another bowl add the rest of the ingredients in it which are flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and ginger. Make sure to mix these ingredients as well. After the contents of both bowls are fully mixed, add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients to the same bowl and mix again. After a thorough mix of the wet and dry ingredients you should have made dough. With clean hands, form small balls of dough and place them onto your baking sheet. Make sure to leave some space between your rolls of dough to let them spread when baking. Finally, you should get your tray into the oven and let the cookies bake for 10-12 minutes  and there you go. Let cookies cool and enjoy!