Ingredients
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
2. Whisk flour, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking soda and salt.
3. Beat butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until creamy.
4. Mix molasses, vanilla and egg into butter mixture.
5. Add dry ingredients gradually and mix on low speed.
6. Stir in rolled oats.
7. Scoop dough into balls about 1–1.5 tablespoons each.
8. Place dough balls 2 inches apart on baking sheets.
9. Bake for 8–10 minutes until tops look just set.
10. Cool cookies completely.
11. Beat butter and cream cheese until smooth.
12. Mix in powdered sugar, vanilla and salt.
13. Add cream if frosting needs thinning.
14. Spread frosting on one cookie and top with another to form sandwich.
Notes
Use cooking or fancy molasses for best flavor.
Avoid blackstrap molasses because it tastes bitter.
Store assembled cookies in refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Cookie dough balls can be frozen for up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 9 minutes
- Category: Pies & Tarts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich cookie
- Calories: 435
- Sugar: 46g
- Sodium: 188mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 62g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 67mg
