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Frosted Molasses Cookies

“These frosted spice cookies are always picked first at the holiday bake sale,“ says Muriel Lerdal, a field editor from Humboldt, Iowa.

90 ServingsPrep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup dark molasses
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1 cup buttermilk
FROSTING:
1/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
4 teaspoons milk
Colored sprinkles, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar. Beat in eggs,
molasses and vanilla. Combine the flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking
soda, salt and allspice; add to creamed mixture alternately with

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Frosted Molasses Cookies (continued)

Directions (continued)

buttermilk.
Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake
at 375° for 7-9 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to
cool.
For frosting, in a small bowl, cream shortening and butter. Beat in
vanilla. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar and ginger. Add
milk; beat until light and fluffy. Spread over cookies. Decorate
with sprinkles if desired. Store in an airtight container. Yield:
7-1/2 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 83 calories, 3 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 12 mg cholesterol, 87 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.