Favourite Sugar & Spice Cookies with Lemon Frosting
Favourite Sugar and Spice Cookies with Lemon Frosting recipe
Yield
60 servingsPrep
15 minCook
10 minReady
40 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¾ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | large |
eggs
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
molasses
|
|
| 2 | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
ginger
ground |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
cinnamon
ground |
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
cloves
ground |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| Lemon frosting | |||
| 2 | cups |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
butter
softened |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
lemon zest
grated |
|
| 4 | tablespoons |
lemon juice
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 177 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
|
| 59 | ml |
molasses
|
|
| 473 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
ginger
ground |
|
| 5 | ml |
cinnamon
ground |
|
| 3.8 | ml |
cloves
ground |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| Lemon frosting | |||
| 473 | ml |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 45 | ml |
butter
softened |
|
| 5 | ml |
lemon zest
grated |
|
| 6E+1 | ml |
lemon juice
|
|
Directions
In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add egg; mix well. Beat in molasses.
Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets.
Bake at 350℉ (180℃) F for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove to wire racks; cool.
For frosting:
Cream the sugar, butter and lemon peel in a mixing bowl. Gradually add lemon juice, beating until frosting reaches desired spreading consistency. Frost cookies.
