MOLASSES CUT-OUTS These cut-out cookies will charm your guests. Preparation time: 1 hrs Baking time: 8 min Yield: 4 dozen cookies Cookie Ingredients: | 1/2 | | cup Butter, softened | | 1/2 | | cup sugar | | 1/2 | | cup molasses | | 1 | | egg | | 1 1/2 | | teaspoons vinegar | | 2 1/2 | | cups all-purpose flour | | 1 | | teaspoon baking soda | | 1/2 | | teaspoon ground cinnamon | | 1/2 | | teaspoon ground ginger | | 1/4 | | teaspoon ground nutmeg | Frosting Ingredients: | 4 | | cups powdered sugar | | 1/2 | | cup Butter, softened | | 2 | | teaspoons vanilla | | 3 | | to 4 tablespoons milk | Combine butter, sugar, molasses, egg and vinegar in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Reduce speed to low; add all remaining ingredients. Beat, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
Divide dough into thirds; wrap in plastic food wrap. Refrigerate until firm (2 hours or overnight).
Heat oven to 350°F. Roll out dough on surface lightly covered with equal mixture of flour and sugar, one portion at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with assorted 2 to 3-inch cookie cutters.
Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until no indention remains when touched. Let stand 1 minute. Cool completely.
Combine all frosting ingredients except milk and decorator sugars in small bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often and gradually adding enough milk for desired spreading consistency. Decorate cooled cookies with frosting and decorator sugars, as desired.
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