Soft Molasses Cookies & Icing

Name: Soft Molasses Cookies & Icing
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

10 ingredients

5 steps

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.