Soft Molasses Cookies & Icing

Submitted by Tonkcats

"The best soft molasses cookie I've ever eaten!"

 

• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 48-60 cookies

ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1⁄3 cup molasses
• 3⁄4 cup sour cream
• 3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ginger, ground
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Cream butter or margarine and gradually blend in sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Beat in egg and molasses.
3. Add sour cream alternately with sifted dry ingredients. (May substitute 3/4 cup undiluted evaporated milk with 3/4 Tablespoon vinegar for the sour cream.)
4. Drop by teaspoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes at 375 degrees.
5. Cookies can be iced with a mixture of confectioners' sugar and milk or just sprinkled with confectioners' sugar.

Reviews

[carrly]

This is a fantastic soft cookie. Loved it!

 

[busmom1201]

Very easy to make and quick bake time. Soft and light with a tiny bit of crunch on the bottom. If you're looking for a chewy cookie, this is not it! More of a cake type texture - very tasty.