Chewy Ginger Creams

Soft, chewy, sugar rolled ginger molasses cookies sandwiched with fluffy cream cheese frosting. Warmly spiced, perfectly sweet, and the ultimate, irresistible cookie treat.

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings sandwich cookies

Ingredients

For the cookies:

2 1/4 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp nutmeg
3/4 cup butter soft
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
2 tsp vanilla
Sugar for rolling

For the Cream Cheese Filling

1/2 cup butter room temperature
1/2 cup cream cheese room temperature
2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla

Instructions

Heat oven to 350 degrees.
In a bowl combine the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon and cloves. Set aside.
Cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer for several minutes, until light and fluffy.
Add in the egg, vanilla and molasses. Mix well.
Add dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
Form dough into 1”-1 1/2” balls.
Roll dough balls in sugar and place on baking sheet.
Bake for 7-9 minutes.

While the cookies cool, make the cream cheese frosting.

Beat the butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer until fluffy.
Add in the powdered sugar and vanilla and mix well.
When the cookies are completely cool, spread a thick layer of the cream cheese filling between two cookies and sandwich together.

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