Frosted Molasses Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup dark molasses
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup shortening (crisco is best)
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 4 teaspoons milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar.
• 3 beat in eggs, molasses, and vanilla. combine the flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and allspice.
• 4 add to creamed mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
• 5 drop by tablespoonfuls 2-inches apart on a prepared baking sheet.
• 6 bake for 7-9 minutes or until set.
• 7 remove and cool on wire racks.
• 8 for frosting, in a small mixing bowl, cream shortening and butter.
• 9 beat in vanilla.
• 10 gradually beat in confectioners' sugar and ginger.
• 11 add milk; beat until light and fluffy.
• 12 spread over cookies.