Orange Iced Ginger Molasses Cookies
These soft and chewy ginger molasses cookies are topped with a simple (yet delicious) icing. Santa will definitely put you on the nice list after eating these. Merry Christmas!
Ingredients
Cookies:
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature
2/3 cup sugar
3 tablespoons molasses
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground clove
Sugar (for rolling)
Icing:
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons 1/2 and 1/2
2–3 teaspoons fresh orange juice
2 teaspoons fresh orange zest
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and line sheet trays with parchment paper
In a large bowl with an electric mixer cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy
Add in the molasses, egg, and vanilla extract until combined
In another bowl combine all of the dry ingredients
Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until combined
Put the dough into the refrigerator uncovered to chill for 15 minutes
After 15 minutes take a 1.5 tablespoons worth of the dough, roll it into a ball, and roll it into the granulated sugar
Put the balls on a sheet tray and flatten slightly
Put the sheet tray into the preheated oven and bake 7-10 minutes until cooked through
Let the cookies cool slightly before transferring to a cooling rack
Once the cookies have cooled completely its time to make the icing
In a bowl mix together the powdered sugar, vanilla, zest, and milk. Add the fresh orange juice one teaspoon at at time until you’ve reached a thin drip from your spoon consistency
Dip the tops of the cookies and shake off the excess. You just want to ice the tops of the cookies!
Allow the icing to set and serve! Seriously amazing. Merry Christmas!