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Iced Molasses Cookies

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 7, 2010
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A powdered sugar icing imparts a bit of sweetness to pleasantly spiced cookies.

Iced Molasses Cookies

  • Prep Time 55 min
  • Total 1 hr 15 min
  • Servings 36
  • Ingredients 12
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Ingredients

Cookies

  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 1/2 cups Original Bisquick™ mix
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

Icing

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray. In large bowl, beat brown sugar, shortening and molasses with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Beat in eggs. Stir in remaining cookie ingredients until well blended. (Dough will be sticky.)
  • Step 
    2
    Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 1 inch apart onto cookie sheets.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
  • Step 
    4
    In small bowl, mix icing ingredients until smooth. Drizzle icing over cookies.

Nutrition

120 Calories
4 1/2g Total Fat
1g Protein
18g Total Carbohydrate
9g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
120
Calories from Fat
40
Total Fat
4 1/2g
7%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
6%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
10mg
4%
Sodium
150mg
6%
Potassium
95mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
18g
6%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
9g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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