Iced Molasses Cookies

These are definitely a husband-pleaser!!  Mu husband loves these!!  I bought this cookbook on a whim and it was well-worth the money spent just for this one recipe (well, she does have an excellent corn muffin recipe, too!).

These are so easy to make.  The only thing you would probably need to run to the grocery store is molasses, but you should have the rest of the ingredients in your pantry.

This recipe comes to you from The Complete Magnolia Bakery Cookbook by Allysa Torey and Jennifer Appel.  Once again, I do not know these women and I am not getting paid to endorse their book.  Enough said!!  On to the recipe!!

Iced Molasses Cookies

Ingredients for the cookie
2 cups all-purpose flour, SIFTED (it must be SIFTED!!!)
2 tsp baking soda
1 T allspice
1 t cinnamon
1 1/2 sticks UNSALTED butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/4 cup light molasses

Icing
4 T vegetable shortening like Crisco
2 cups powdered suger
2 - 3 T water

Preheat over to 350 degrres.

 In a large bowl, sift the flour with the baking soda, allspice and cinnamon - set aside.

In another large bowll, cream the butter with the sugar until smooth.  Add the egg and mix to combine.  Add the molasses.

Kind of makes a pretty design!  Oops, I digress!  Back to the recipe . . .

Add the dry ingredients (.i.e., flour, baking soda, allspice and cinnamon) and mix thoroughly.

Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet, leaving a couple of inches between each cookie.  Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.

Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for a minute or two before removing them to a wire rack.

To make the icing, combine the shortening, the powdered sugar and the water.  Using an electric mixer, beat until smooth (adding more water if necessary - only a little at a time).   Spread the icing on the cookies once they have completely cooled.  Enjoy!!!  These are really good!  See if they are a husband pleaser for you, too!