Iced molasses cookies are an old-fashioned, slightly crisp variation on gingerbread cookies with a cream cheese icing that sets up.

Iced Molasses Cookies

By Sue Lau | Palatable  Pastime

Disclaimer: Thank you to Millican Pecan and Adams Extracts, for providing the prizes for #ChristmasCookies Week free of charge. As always, all opinions are my own.

My recipe of the day is for iced Molasses Cookies with the #ChristmasCookies week event, which also includes a giveaway with prizes from the sponsors, Millican pecan and Adams extracts.

These iced molasses cookies are different from the usual molasses cookies which are rolled in sugar. They remind me of the type of iced molasses cookies sold at the Bonbonerie in Cincinnati which I adore. So that it was I was trying to emulate.

They don’t put sprinkles on theirs as they sell them year-round, but you can do them  with or without.

The icing has a bit of cream cheese so these will need to be kept chilled. That also adds to the shelf life of the cookies. The icing does dry well so no worries that it will be like a buttercream.

Gingerbread is quite similar to these although gingerbread cookies perhaps have a bit more ginger, and heavier on the molasses too.

Thank you to Ellen of Family Around the Table and Christie from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures for hosting #ChristmasCookies Week! And a huge thank you to our sponsors Adams Extract and Millican Pecan for supporting the bloggers and events like Christmas Cookies Week.

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Iced  Molasses Cookies

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Iced Molasses  Cookies

Iced Molasses Cookies

Sue Lau

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 26 minutes mins

Dough Chilling 30 minutes mins

Course Cookies, Dessert

Cuisine American

Ingredients

  

Cookies:

• 1/2 cup soft unsalted butter
• 4 tablespoons vegetable shortening
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Icing:

• 1/2 ounce soft cream cheese
• 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 1-2 tablespoons milk

Other:

• Cookies sprinkles

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Cream butter, shortening and sugar until smooth.
• Add egg, molasses and vanilla.
• Mix in flour,baking powder, baking soda, salt, spices until smooth.
• Chill batter 30 minutes.
• Roll dough into balls from one tablespoon dough and place on parchment lined baking sheets 1-1/2 inches apart.
• Bake 13 minutes or until lightly browned around the edges.
• Let cool completely on pans.
• Stir together icing ingredients and spread on cooled cookies.
• Sprinkle with jimmies.
• Allow cookies to dry completely, then store between wax paper sheets in an airtight container, refrigerated.

Notes

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Keyword Christmas

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Iced Molasses Cookies

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