Gingerbread Lemon Icing Cookies

By pattie_d

Ingredients

• 2 1/2cups2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for rolling
• 1teaspoon1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1teaspoon1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2teaspoon1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2teaspoon1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1teaspoon1 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1cup1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3/4cup3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1large1 large egg
• 1/4cup1/4 cup unsulfured molasses
• For the icing: 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 1/3 cups confectioners' sugar Sanding or coarse sugar (optional)
• 2tablespoons2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 1/3cups1 1/3 cups confectioners' sugar
• Sanding or coarse sugar (optional)

Details

Servings 60
Adapted from marthastewart.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

Make cookies: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, ginger, cloves, cinnamon, and salt. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and granulated sugar on medium-high until creamy, 3 minutes. Add egg and beat to combine. Add molasses and beat to combine, scraping down bowl as needed. With mixer on low, gradually add flour mixture and beat until combined. Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate until firm, 1 hour (or up to 3 days).

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out dough to a 1/4-inch thickness. With a sharp knife or cookie cutter, cut dough into small 2-inch-wide triangles. Arrange triangles, 1 inch apart, on two parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until cookies are firm and golden at edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool completely on sheets on wire racks.

Make icing: In a small bowl, combine lemon juice and confectioners' sugar and whisk until smooth. Drizzle icing over cooled cookies and sprinkle with sanding sugar, if desired.