Frosted Ginger Oatmeal Cookies

Name: Frosted Ginger Oatmeal Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24 cookies
Ingredients: Cookie; 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1/2 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 1/4 cup mild molasses; 1 large Land O Lakes® Egg; 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 1/4 cups uncooked quick-cooking oats; Frosting; 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar; 1 tablespoon Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 1/2 teaspoon mild molasses; 1 to 2 tablespoons milk

Ginger and molasses give a fall flavor to these oatmeal cookies.

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Ingredients

³/₄ cup firmly packed brown sugar

¹/₂ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

¹/₄ cup mild molasses

1 large Land O Lakes® Egg

1 ¹/₄ cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons ground ginger

¹/₂ teaspoon baking soda

¹/₄ teaspoon salt

1 ¹/₄ cups uncooked quick-cooking oats

Frosting

1 ¹/₂ cups powdered sugar

1 tablespoon Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

¹/₂ teaspoon mild molasses

1 to 2 tablespoons milk

How to make

STEP 1

Heat oven to 350°F.
STEP 2

Combine brown sugar, 1/2 cup butter, 1/4 cup molasses and egg in bowl. Beat on medium speed until fluffy. Add flour, ginger, baking soda and salt; beat at low speed until smooth. Stir in oats.
STEP 3

Drop dough by tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges begin to brown. (Do not overbake.) Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.
STEP 4

Combine powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon butter, 1/2 teaspoon molasses and enough milk for desired spreading consistency. Spread 1 teaspoon frosting over each cookie.