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Cookies! Cookies! Cookies!

This is my favorite time of year. I love the lights, the sounds, the music and most of all, I love the baking.

I love having Christmas music playing, my tree all lit up and the warmth of my kitchen, as I bake and my house fills with the wonderous scents of the season.

These Frosted Ginger Spice Cookies fill my house with the aroma of Christmas everytime we bake them.

I am blessed to be part of such a great group of die-hard foodies, and this year, today we are hosting a very special Cookielicious Exchange Party.

Our party is overflowing with the BEST cookie recipes out there.

We have a huge variety of cookies that we bake up at Christmastime, but I love the crispness of these cookies.

There’s the sweet, spicy aroma and flavor – a graham/gingerbread treat that literally melts filling your mouth with spicy goodness.

While we typically use a chocolate frosting, this year we opted for a simple white frosting that lends an extra sweetness to the cookies and allows all of the flavor to shine through. 

This #Cookielicious party kicks off a month long look into our holiday baking, as I invite you into my kitchen.

I plan to share with you, more cookie recipes than you might know what to do with.

Frosted Ginger Spice Cookies

So what’s your favorite kind of holiday cookie to bake?

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• Brown Eyed Susans by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Chewy Gingersnaps by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
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• Chocolate Crinkle Cookies by The Bitter Side of Sweet
• Coffee Cake Cookies by Pies and Plots
• Cowboy Cookies by Party Food and Entertaining
• Cranberry Orange Rugelach Cookies by My Imperfect Kitchen
• Dark Chocolate Mint Cake Mix Cookies by Fantastical Sharing of Recipes
• Espresso-Ginger Sandwich Cookies by Wholistic Woman
• Espresso Snickerdoodles by Cosmopolitan Cornbread
• Gingerbread Snowflake Cookies by Grumpy’s Honeybunch
• Gluten Free Nutella Stuffed Linzer Cookies by Fearless Dining
• Green Tea Macarons with Chocolate Ganache by Tara’s Multicultural Table
• Holiday Nutrolls by Delaware Girl Eats
• Kolaczki by Sew You Think You Can Cook
• Lemon Thumbprint Cookies by Cookin’ Mimi
• Macadamia Nut Butter Crisps by A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
• Mudslide Cookies by Books ‘n Cooks
• Nana’s Russian Teacakes byThe Crumby Cupcake
• Pistachio oatmeal cookies by Caroline’s Cooking
• Pizzelles by The Freshman Cook
• Snowball Cookies by Peanut Butter and Peppers
• Spiked Eggnog Cookies by Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
• Tipsy Chocolate Cherry Cookies by Christmas Tree Lane
• Toffee Squares by Ruffles & Truffle

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Frosted Ginger Spice Cookies

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Ingredients

• 2 ¾ cups flour
• 1 Tablespoon of ground ginger
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• ½ cup of sugar
• ⅓ cup of molasses
• ¼ cup buttermilk
• White Frosting, storebought or homemade
• Sprinkles, optional

Instructions

1. In a medium size bowl, mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda and salt together.
2. In a large bowl, beat together the butter, sugar and molasses until smooth.
3. Add the buttermilk.
4. Slowly add the dry ingredients a little at a time until combined.
5. On a piece of plastic wrap or waxed paper, roll the dough flat and wrap the dough. Refrigerate for at least 10 hours.

When ready to make:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Lightly flour a cutting board and roll the dough out to about a ¼ - ½ inch thick.
3. Cut into any shape you'd like. Place them about an inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Bake cookies at 375 degrees for 15 minutes or until the cookies are puffy and golden.
5. When cookies are completely cooled, ice with frosting and decorate with sprinkles.

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