Iced Molasses Cookies
Thick chewy Iced Molasses Cookies are going to be your new favorite cookies! Just like grandma used to make, these cookies are PURE comfort food!
Servings: 2 Dozen
Calories: 2228kcal
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 3/4 cup softened butter
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/3 cup un-sulphured molasses
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 3 TBSP cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°
- Line baking sheet with parchment and set aside
- In a medium bowl mix the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt, nutmeg, and cloves with a whisk, and then set aside
- In a larger mixing bowl beat the butter and sugar together until soft and fluffy, 2-3 minutes
- Beat in the eggs and vanilla
- Add the molasses and beat well
- Fold into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined
- Then roll into tablespoon-sized balls
- Place cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets
- Flatten balls slightly
- Bake 12-14 minutes until just baked, cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes
- Transfer the cookies to cooling racks and cool completely
- Make the icing by stirring the powdered sugar and vanilla together
- Drizzle in just enough of the cream to make a thick icing
- Spoon onto the cooled cookies, spread with the back of the spoon
- Let the iced molasses cookies sit until the icing is set up
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 Serving | Calories: 2228kcal | Carbohydrates: 362g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 81g | Saturated Fat: 50g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21g | Trans Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 290mg | Sodium: 2318mg | Potassium: 1228mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 238g | Vitamin A: 2580IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 291mg | Iron: 11mg
