The Amish Cook: Grandma's Molasses Crinkle Sandwich Cookies
 
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Serves: 4 dozen
Ingredients
  • 3 /4 cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/ 4 cup sorghum or molasses
  • 1 /2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda dissolved in 1 /4 cup water
  • 1 /2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 /2 teaspoon ginger
  • 1 /2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 2 1 /4 cup flour
  • CARAMEL FROSTING
  • 1 / 2 cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 /4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 /4 cup milk
  • Powdered sugar
Instructions
  1. Cream together butter and sugar.
  2. Add egg and sorghum.
  3. Blend together well.
  4. Add dry ingredients.
  5. Mix well.
  6. Put half cup white sugar in a bowl and roll cookies in sugar (rolling in sugar is optional, I don’t just to cut down on sugar intake).
  7. Place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 10 – 12 minutes.
  8. Don’t overbake.
  9. After cooled, put together sandwich style with frosting in the middle.
  10. When storing and stacking these cookies on top of one another line with wax paper to prevent them sticking together.
  11. These cookies freeze very well.
  12. Yield: 4 dozen single cookies or two dozen sandwich cookies.
Recipe by Amish 365 at https://www.amish365.com/the-amish-cook-daniels-favorite-molasses-crinkle-sandwich-cookies/