Frosted Ginger Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup granulated sugar, plus more for rolling cookies
• 3/4 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons molasses
• 2 cups flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 in a large bowl, cream 1 cup granulated sugar with butter until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• 3 mix in egg and molasses.
• 4 in a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and spices.
• 5 add to butter mixture and blend well.
• 6 fill a shallow bowl with granulated sugar.
• 7 break off walnut-size pieces of dough and roll into balls; roll balls in sugar.
• 8 arrange on greased cookie sheets and bake until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
• 9 transfer to cooling racks.
• 10 meanwhile, make glaze: combine powdered sugar with 1 tablespoons water and stir until smooth, then stir in lemon juice. drizzle glaze over cookies.