Molasses Honey Ginger Cookies
These are a pretty, iced cookie to add to holiday cookie platters.
Servings: 36 cookies (1 per serving)
Ingredients
COOKIES
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- ½ cup molasses
- ½ cup honey
- 2 large egg yolks
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground cloves
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
ICING
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 1 tablespoon milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- liquid food colorings and colored sugars
Instructions
COOKIES
- Cream together the shortening, sugar, molasses and honey in a bowl with an electric mixer. Add the egg yolks and mix well.
- Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices; stir into the shortening mixture. Wrap the dough in plastic and chill well until firm (1 to 2 hours).
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to ¼ inch thickness. Cut out shapes with cookie cutters and transfer to lightly greased cookie sheets.
- Bake cookies for 8 to 10 minutes. Let cookies cool on baking sheets until they are firm. Then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
ICING
- Beat powdered sugar, butter, milk and vanilla until smooth, adding more sugar or milk as needed. If desired, divide icing among smaller bowls and tint with different food colorings.
- Decorate cookies with colored icings and sugars.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 171kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 125mg | Potassium: 91mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 25IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg