Gingerbread Cookies with an Eggnog Topping
3/4 cup Butter, softened
1 cup packed Brown Sugar
1 Egg
3/4 cup Molasses
4 cups Flour
2 teaspoons Ground Ginger
1 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon Ground Cloves
pinch of Salt
1/2 bag of Wilton Candy Melts~Eggnog flavor
Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
Add egg and molasses.
Combine flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon,
cloves and salt.
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the creamed mix.
Divide your dough in half and refrigerate it for about 4 hours.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Scoop the dough into balls and place on your baking sheet.
Bake for 8-10 minutes.
Cool completely.
Melt about 1/2 package of candy melts
according to package directions.
Spread the melted melts on top of each cookie.
Let the tops set up.
I packed up the cookies,
decorated the cookie tin, and sent them on their way!
But, I did keep a few for quality control!.
I hope you enjoy this recipe.
Visit the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap facebook page,
and find out how you can join us next Christmas!
Thank you
Lindsay from Love and Olive Oil
and
Julie from The Little Kitchen
for all you hard work and dedication!
3/4 cup Butter, softened
1 cup packed Brown Sugar
1 Egg
3/4 cup Molasses
4 cups Flour
2 teaspoons Ground Ginger
1 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon Ground Cloves
pinch of Salt
1/2 bag of Wilton Candy Melts~Eggnog flavor
Add egg and molasses.
Combine flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon,
cloves and salt.
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the creamed mix.
Divide your dough in half and refrigerate it for about 4 hours.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Scoop the dough into balls and place on your baking sheet.
Bake for 8-10 minutes.
Cool completely.
Melt about 1/2 package of candy melts
according to package directions.
Spread the melted melts on top of each cookie.
Let the tops set up.
I packed up the cookies,
decorated the cookie tin, and sent them on their way!
But, I did keep a few for quality control!.
I hope you enjoy this recipe.
Visit the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap facebook page,
and find out how you can join us next Christmas!
Thank you
Lindsay from Love and Olive Oil
and
Julie from The Little Kitchen
for all you hard work and dedication!
Eggnog and I are very, VERY good friends :) These cookies look fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThank you Trish! I know what you mean about eggnog, I love it too!
ReplyDeleteI love gingerbread anything! These look so yummy!
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