Gingerbread Molasses Cookies
Who says you can only have gingerbread cookies at Christmas time? These spooky mummy gingerbread cookies give the holiday favorite, a fun Halloween twist!
Servings: 12 cookies
Calories: 478kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup packed Dixie Crystal's brown sugar
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
For The Cream Cheese Icing
- 4 tablespoons butter softened
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 cups Dixie Crystal's powdered sugar
- Splash of milk if needed
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Instructions
To Make The Gingerbread Cookies
- Heat oven to 325°F. In large bowl, beat brown sugar, shortening, molasses, and egg on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients.
- Roll dough out about 1/4-1/2" thick onto parchment paper (it will be sticky!) Cut out gingerbread men and gently lift onto parchment lined cookie sheets. Bake 11-13 minutes or until edges are slightly crisp and browned. Do not over bake. Let cool, then ice.
To Make The Cream Cheese Icing
- Cream all ingredients together except powdered sugar and milk. Gradually add powdered sugar one cup at a time. Icing should be thick. If it seems to dry, you may add a little milk, but for piping, you want the thick icing. Fill an icing bag (or ziploc baggie with small corner cut off) and pipe lined on your cookies. I used small black sprinkles on dollops of icing for the eyes. You could always use candy eyeballs.
- Serve them by themselves, or with a glass of milk & enjoy!
Notes
- Store lightly covered for 2-3 days.
- If the cookie dough seems very sticky, that's ok! It should be. You can spray cooking spray on your rolling pin and dust it with flour to help prevent sticking.
- The frosting will be very thick and that's what you want. If you make it too thin it won't hold its shape when you pipe the mummy bandages across the cookies.
- Don't worry if your piping is messy or imperfect! That adds to the fun creepy look of these cookies.
Nutrition
Calories: 478kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 309mg | Potassium: 170mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 53g | Vitamin A: 263IU | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 2mg