Spicy Snowflake Cookies Anytime!

Last year for Christmas I received a set of cookie stamps - so cool! I've had them in my baking supplies but had not run across a recipe to try them out, I found this Stamped Cinnamon Brown Sugar Cookie recipe and knew I had found the right recipe to try them out! I was making cookie boxes for the neighbors and for a Christmas cookie tray for our family Christmas events. I made the dough a day ahead, then got my kids involved. I made dough balls and had them to the stamping. Beware - this dough is hard to stamp. They had to stand on chairs and put all their weight in it and then some. You don't need fancy stamps, you can use a glass or a vase with a pretty bottom. The cookies have lots of warm spices that are so good and perfect for any time of year. We'll surely be making these again - spicy snowflake cookies in July? Yes please!

Stamped Cinnamon Brown Sugar Cookies
2 cups all-purpose flour (spoon & leveled), plus extra as needed for stamping
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 and 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
3/4 cup packed light or dark brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 Tablespoon molasses, maple syrup, or honey
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions
Whisk the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cardamom together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, beat the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together on medium-high speed until creamy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed. Add the molasses, egg, and vanilla extract and mix on high speed until combined, about 1 minute. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl again as needed.
Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, then mix on low speed until combined. Cover and chill the dough in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours (and up to 4 days). If chilling for longer than a few hours, allow to sit at room temperature for at least 15 minutes before rolling because the dough will be quite hard.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Set aside.
Roll and stamp: Measure 1 Tablespoon of chilled cookie dough per cookie and roll into balls. The dough may seem crumbly, but will come together as you roll. Arrange dough balls 3 inches apart on the baking sheets. Place the cookie stamp directly on top of each cookie dough ball, centering the ball as best as you can, then firmly press down until the dough extends nearly to the edges of the cookie stamp. Lift straight up. If your cookie dough is sticking to the cookie stamp (mine does!), lightly dip the cookie stamp in a bowl of flour before stamping the cookie dough ball. If dipped lightly, the flour bakes right off the cookie.
Bake cookies until the edges are set, about 13 minutes.
Remove from the oven and allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Cover leftover cookies tightly and store at room temperature for up to 1 week.