Dessert for 24
Soft Gingerbread Cookies
Molasses, brown sugar, shortening, and warm spices make soft cookies that bake briefly and finish with a simple glaze.
$0.01per serving $
35 minstart to table
24servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup molasses
- 1 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 tbsp baking soda
- 1 egg
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tbsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 2 1/2 tbsp milk
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and line two baking sheets with parchment.
- Beat the shortening, brown sugar, molasses, egg, and water until smooth.
- Stir in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves to make a soft dough.
- Roll the dough to one-quarter-inch thickness, cut 24 cookies, and place them on the baking sheets.
- Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes, then cool them for 8 minutes.
- Whisk the confectioners' sugar, milk, and ground ginger together and spread the glaze over the cooled cookies.
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