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Gingerbread Cookie Cups

Course Dessert
Cuisine Dessert
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup Butter softened
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 Egg plus 1 egg yolk
  • 1/4 cup Molasses
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 2.5 tsp Ground Ginger
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp Ground Cloves
  • 2.25 cups Flour

Icing:

  • 8 oz Cream Cheese softened
  • 1 stick Butter softened
  • 2.5 cups Powdered Sugar
  • 1-2 tbsp Milk
  • Nutmeg for topping

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Add in egg and yolk and mix until blended. Add molasses, ginger, cinnamon and cloves and mix well.
  • In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Stir gently. Slowly add to mixer, letting each addition mix in before adding more.
  • Roll 1/2 Tbsp of dough and place into the wells of a mini muffin pan. Gently press with your thumb to create an impression. 
  • Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove from the oven and, with a small spoon, scoop out the middle of the cookie to create a cup. Cool completely and then remove from pan.
  • Meanwhile, beat together cream cheese and butter until smooth. In 1/4 cup amounts, add in powdered sugar letting each addition fully mix in before adding more. 
  • With the mixer running, add milk until frosting is desired consistency. Pipe into the center of cooled cookie cups. Sprinkle with nutmeg.