Molasses Cookies

made with help from the lovely assistant Melly

Ingredients:
1 cup butter (2 sticks) room temperature + 2 tbsp warm
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup molasses
1 cup sour cream
2 tbsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp salt
3 tsp baking soda
3 tbsp white vinegar
3 eggs, beaten
4 cups sifted flour
2 cup packed confectioners’ sugar, sifted
5 1/2 tbsp milk warm + 3 tbsp, very hot
1 tsp lemon extract

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350. Beat butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses, sour cream, ginger and salt. Combine the baking soda and vinegar in a small bowls, and add to butter mixture. Beat in eggs until well combined. Stir in flour. Place a heaping tablespoon of dough per cookie, 2 inches apart, onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean—about 15 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
2. To make frosting, beat confectioners’ sugar, 5 1/2 tbsp warm milk and remaining 2 tbsp warm butter together using a wooden spoon. Stir in lemon extract. Add remaining 3 tbsp hot milk and beat until smooth. use immediately to frost cookies. Spread 1 tsp frosting on top of each cookie. Let frosting set before serving.

*Notes:
As always, too much frosting. Our conclusion was these cookies taste like Thanksgiving, so if you’re looking for a Thanksgiving cookie…we found one. This could also be fun to make with little kids because you mix baking soda and vinegar together and that’s always fun.