INGREDIENTS
1
Egg, large
1/4 cup
Unsulfured molasses
2 1/4 cups
All-purpose flour, unbleached
1/2 tsp
Allspice, ground
1/4 tsp
Baking soda
3/4 cup
Brown sugar, firmly packed light
3/4 tsp
Cinnamon, ground
1/4 tsp
Cloves, ground
3 1/2 cups
Confectioners' sugar
1/4 tsp
Nutmeg, freshly ground
1/4 tsp
Pepper, freshly ground
1
Pink peppercorns, Coarsely ground
1/2 tsp
Vanilla extract, pure
1/2 cup
Butter, unsalted
1/3 cup
Whole milk
1/4 tsp
Kirsch
1/4 tsp
Kirsch or other cherry-flavored liqueur
1/2 teaspoon luster dust, preferably metallic