The Amish Cook: Julia's Molasses Crinkles With Cream Cheese Frosting
 
 
Ingredients
  • 3/ 4 cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 /4 cup sorghum
  • 1 /2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda dissolved in 1 /4 cup milk
  • 1 /2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 /2 teaspoon ginger
  • 1 /2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 2 1 /4 cups flour
  • CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
  • 8 ounces of cream cheese, softened
  • 1 stick butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 1 /2 cups powdered sugar
  • Several drops red food coloring (optional)
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, mx together cream cheese frosting ingredients and spread onto the cookies.
Recipe by Amish 365 at https://www.amish365.com/amish-cook-julias-molasses-crinkles-cream-cheese-frosting/