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Frosted Ginger Spice Cookies
Deliciously spiced Frosted Ginger Spice Cookies are so much fun to eat and decorate!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword easy christmas cookies, easy cookie recipes
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes minutes
Total Time 28 minutes minutes
Servings 18
Calories 394kcal
- 2 ¾ cups flour
- 1 Tablespoons ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup molasses
- ¼ cup buttermilk
- 16 ounces vanilla frosting storebought or homemade
- sprinkles optional
In a medium size bowl, mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda and salt together.
In a large bowl, beat together the butter, sugar and molasses until smooth.
Add the buttermilk.
Slowly add the dry ingredients a little at a time until combined.
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:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Lightly flour a cutting board and roll the dough out to about a 1/4 - 1/2 inch thick.
Cut into any shape you'd like. Place them about an inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake cookies at 375 degrees for 15 minutes or until the cookies are puffy and golden.
When cookies are completely cooled, ice with frosting and decorate with sprinkles.
Calories: 394kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 268mg | Potassium: 195mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 245IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 2mg