Iced Molasses Cookies

Name: Iced Molasses Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 36 cookies, 36 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter, softened (not melted); 1 cup brown sugar; 1 egg; 1/3 cup molasses; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 1/2 teaspoons ginger; 2 1/4 cups flour; 1 cup confectioners' sugar; 2 teaspoons milk; 4 teaspoons light corn syrup; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Submitted by Sammy

"I was looking for an easy recipe for an iced molasses cookie and came across this. This is super fast and easy to make and really tasty. The family just gobbles them up."

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Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 12
Yields:: 36 cookies
Serves:: 36

ingredients

³⁄₄ cup butter, softened (not melted)
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
¹⁄₃ cup molasses
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons ginger
2 ¹⁄₄ cups flour
icing
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons milk
4 teaspoons light corn syrup
¹⁄₄ teaspoon vanilla

directions

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together butter and sugar, then beat in egg. Add molasses, salt, cinnamon and ginger. Gradually add in the flour. Drop table-spoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet, and bake 7-9 minutes.
icing: Stir sugar and milk together until smooth, then add corn syrup and vanilla. If mixture is too thick, add more corn syrup until it is easily spreadable, but not too thin.
Let cookies cool then frost.