Best Sugar And Spice Cookie Recipes

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SUGAR 'N' SPICE COOKIES



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An inexpensive meal can still include dessert like these simple cookies. They are a sweet and tart treat.-Dottie LaPierre, Woburn, Massachusetts

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield about 4-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 15

3/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/4 cup molasses
2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
LEMON FROSTING:
2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
3 to 4 tablespoons lemon juice

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and molasses. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks; cool. , For frosting, cream the confectioners' sugar, butter and zest in a large bowl. Gradually add lemon juice, beating until frosting achieves desired spreading consistency. Frost cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 169 calories, Fat 7g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 11mg cholesterol, Sodium 107mg sodium, Carbohydrate 26g carbohydrate (17g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

SUGAR 'N SPICE COOKIES



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Spices add extra flavor to a traditional sugar cookie.

Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 35m

Yield 24 Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/2 cup butter (no substitutes)
2/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon Argo® Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Spice Islands® Ground Saigon Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Spice Islands® Ground Ginger
1/2 teaspoon Spice Islands® Ground Nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon Spice Islands® Ground Cloves
1/8 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and salt in a medium bowl. Add dry ingredients to butter mixture slowly and beat on low speed until a stiff dough forms. For easier handling, refrigerate for 1 hour. Roll dough out to 1/4-inch thickness on lightly floured surface and cut out shapes. Bake in preheated 350°F oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until browned. Frost and decorate with your favorite icings and sprinkles.

SUGAR AND SPICE COOKIES



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These are my favorite cut-out cookies. Sweet and spicy, they're a wonderful Christmas treat. I've been making them every Christmas for almost 15 years now. You can make the dough up to 3 days ahead of time.

Provided by BJREEVE

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Cut-Out Cookie Recipes

Time 2h

Yield 50

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 pinch ground cloves
½ cup softened butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Mix the flour, the baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves together in a bowl.
  • Cream the butter and brown sugar together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth; beat the egg and vanilla extract into the butter mixture. Add the flour mixture in small amount to the butter mixture, beating each addition until blended. Form the dough into a ball, wrap with plastic wrap, and refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to 3 days.
  • Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.
  • Roll the dough out on a floured work surface with a rolling pin to about 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with 2-inch cookie cutters. Arrange the cut cookies onto the prepared baking sheets.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until the edges begin to brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 50.8 calories, Carbohydrate 7.8 g, Cholesterol 8.6 mg, Fat 2 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 25.6 mg, Sugar 4.3 g

SUGAR AND SPICE COOKIES



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These have been a favorite since I was a little girl. I remember eating these in front of the TV watching "Romper room". The dough is quite soft, so I always put it in the fridge between baking batches for easier rolling.

Provided by Michelle S.

Categories     Dessert

Time 27m

Yield 48-60 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 12

3/4 cup Crisco shortening
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/4 cup molasses
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
additional sugar, to roll cookies in

Steps:

  • Cream Crisco, sugar, egg, and molasses till fluffy.
  • Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and spices.
  • Form into small balls using a teaspoon.
  • Roll into sugar.
  • Place on ungreased cookies sheets.
  • Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes. Watch carefully towards end so they do not burn.

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