The spice is very aromatic and spicy and this definitely gives flavour and expressiveness to our gingerbread cookies and many of the dishes on my blog.
Put all the ingredients in a mortar and grind. You can do this in batches if you have a small mortar or you can grind them all at once. I really like this option because then the whole house smells of Christmas scents.
If you don't have a mortar and mortar, you can use a grinder or a small blender attachment. Remember, however, that the cloves can scratch the blender bowl, and the spice smell will linger for some time in the container you will be grinding it.