Description
Spiced ginger molasses sandwich cookies combine rich molasses flavor with creamy filling between two delicate cookies. Warm spices and sweet cream cheese frosting create a delightful winter treat you’ll savor with each tender bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (480 ml) all-purpose flour
- 6 tbsps (85 g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- ¼ cup (60 ml) molasses
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2–3 cups (240–360 g) icing sugar, sifted
- 3–4 tbsps eggnog
- 1 tbsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground cloves
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Ingredient Fusion: Whisk flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl until perfectly blended.
- Butter Transformation: Cream butter and brown sugar using an electric mixer until achieving a silky, airy consistency, ensuring smooth integration of ingredients.
- Liquid Harmony: Blend whole egg, extra egg yolk, vanilla extract, and dark molasses into the butter mixture, creating a unified, glossy batter with rich depth of flavor.
- Dough Preparation: Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture on low speed, mixing minimally to maintain tender cookie texture. Wrap and chill dough for 30 minutes to enhance flavor development and structural integrity.
- Baking Setup: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper, strategically positioning chilled dough balls coated in granulated sugar approximately 2 inches apart.
- Cookie Crafting: Bake for 8-10 minutes, watching for delicate golden edges and soft centers. Allow cookies to rest on baking trays for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Frosting Creation: Whip softened butter until creamy, gradually incorporating powdered sugar, eggnog, and rum extract. Adjust consistency to achieve smooth, spreadable texture.
- Final Assembly: Once completely cooled, sandwich cookies with generous frosting layer, creating decadent, spice-infused treats ready to delight taste buds.
Notes
- Chill the Dough: Refrigeration is crucial for developing rich flavors and preventing cookie spread, ensuring a perfect texture and more concentrated taste.
- Handle Sugar Coating Carefully: Roll dough balls gently in granulated sugar for a delicate, sparkling exterior that adds subtle crunch and sweetness.
- Watch Baking Time Closely: Cookies should appear just set with golden edges; over-baking leads to dry, tough cookies that lose their soft, tender crumb.
- Frosting Consistency Matters: Adjust powdered sugar and liquid ratios to create a smooth, spreadable frosting that holds the sandwich cookies together without being too runny or stiff.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 21 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg