The Amish Cook: Grandma's Molasses Crinkle Sandwich Cookies
- 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
- Cream together butter and sugar.
- Add egg and sorghum.
- Blend together well.
- Add dry ingredients.
- Mix well.
- 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).
- Place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 10 – 12 minutes.
- Don’t overbake.
- After cooled, put together sandwich style with frosting in the middle.
- When storing and stacking these cookies on top of one another line with wax paper to prevent them sticking together.
- These cookies freeze very well.
- 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/
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