GINGER COOKIES WITH LEMON CREAM

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Categories     Cookies     Lemon

Number Of Ingredients 18

Cookies:
1 1/2 sticks butter, room temp.
1/4 cup molasses
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 1/4 cups flour
2 tsp soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
Filling:
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 stick unsalted butter
3 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tsp lemon extract
1/4 tsp vanilla
Juice of half a lemon

Steps:

  • Cookies: Mix all ingredients together. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate overnight. Make small balls of dough and roll in a mixture of cinnamon, ginger, and sugar. Place on baking sheet and flatten slightly. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes. Filling: Beat together shortening and butter. Gradually add sugar, extract, vanilla, and lemon juice. Using a pastry bag or icing knife, frost the underside of a cooled cookie, and top with another.

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