Description
Delicious spiced butter cookies, perfect for any occasion!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour (spooned in the measuring cup and leveled)
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened (2 sticks)
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk or water
Instructions
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Set aside.
- In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter, powdered sugar, molasses, vanilla, and salt until creamy and light colored, about 2 minutes.
- With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture until combined.
- On wax paper or parchment paper, form the dough into a 12- to 14-inch log and freeze for 30 minutes or until firm. If you freeze the dough longer than 30 minutes, it may become too hard to slice. If this happens, place them evenly on a baking sheet.
- Bake cookies for 12 to 14 minutes or until firm and set. Remove pan from oven and let the cookies cool for 5 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Optional Icing: When cookies are cool, mix powdered sugar and milk (or water). Drizzle icing over cookies, using a spoon, fork, or a small plastic bag with the corner cut off (squeeze icing through the small hole). Allow icing to set before storing cookies in an airtight container.
Notes
- Note 1: Using a stand mixer with the paddle attachment helps achieve the right texture.
- Note 2: If the dough becomes too hard to slice after freezing, just let it sit at room temperature for a few minutes.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg