SOFT MOLASSES COOKIES & ICING

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Make and share this Soft Molasses Cookies & Icing recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Tonkcats

Categories     Drop Cookies

Yield 48-60 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup molasses
3/4 cup sour cream
3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ginger, ground
1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Cream butter or margarine and gradually blend in sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Beat in egg and molasses.
  • Add sour cream alternately with sifted dry ingredients. (May substitute 3/4 cup undiluted evaporated milk with 3/4 Tablespoon vinegar for the sour cream.)
  • Drop by teaspoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes at 375 degrees.
  • Cookies can be iced with a mixture of confectioners' sugar and milk or just sprinkled with confectioners' sugar.

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