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Ingredients
cookies
3
cups
flour
¾
cups
molasses
¼
cup
sugar
¼
cup
oil
1
egg
1
tablespoon
baking powder
1
teaspoon
ground ginger
1
teaspoon
ground cinnamon
filling
¼
cup
butter
½
cup
brown sugar
2
tablespoons
hot milk
½
teaspoon
vanilla
(optional)
1½
cups
powdered sugar
(more or less)
Instructions
Cookies
Mix ingredients. Chill in refrigerator at least 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375° F.
Roll dough to ⅛ inch thick and cut with circle cookie cutters, biscuit cutters or an inverted shot glass. Place 1 inch apart on a baking sheet.
Bake at 375° F for approximately 10-12 minutes.
Remove cookies from baking sheet and let cool completely.
Filling
Melt butter in a saucepan. Add brown sugar and bring to a boil. Cook for 1 minute. Pour into a medium mixing bowl and let cool about 15 minutes.
Stir in milk and vanilla.
Beat in the powdered sugar until desired consistency. Thin with additional milk, a teaspoon at a time, if needed.
Assembly
Match cookies into pairs. Frost half of the cookies then place another cookie on top.