Geri's Frosted Ginger Cookies

Name: Geri's Frosted Ginger Cookies
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 36 cookies
Ingredients: Cookie; 3/4 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup light molasses; 1 large Land O Lakes® Egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; Frosting; 3 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar; 2 tablespoons milk; 1 tablespoon Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 1 cup powdered sugar; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Butter frosting enhances a timeless molasses-spice drop.

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Ingredients

³/₄ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

¹/₂ cup sugar

¹/₂ cup firmly packed brown sugar

¹/₄ cup light molasses

1 large Land O Lakes® Egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 ¹/₄ cups all-purpose flour

1 ¹/₂ teaspoons ground ginger

¹/₂ teaspoon baking soda

¹/₂ teaspoon ground cinnamon

¹/₄ teaspoon salt

¹/₄ teaspoon ground cloves

Frosting

3 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar

2 tablespoons milk

1 tablespoon Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

1 cup powdered sugar

¹/₄ teaspoon vanilla

How to make

STEP 1

Heat oven to 350ºF.
STEP 2

Combine 3/4 cup butter, sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add molasses, eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla; continue beating until smooth. Add all remaining cookie ingredients; beat at low speed until well mixed.
STEP 3

Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until cookies spring back when touched lightly in center. (Do not overbake.) Let stand 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.
STEP 4

Place 3 tablespoons brown sugar, milk and 1 tablespoon butter in 2-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 3-4 minutes or until mixture comes to a boil. Remove from heat. Add powdered sugar and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla; beat until well mixed. Cool 5-10 minutes or until mixture reaches desired spreading consistency. Frost cooled cookies.