COOKIES
3 1/4 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Salt
2 ts Ground cinnamon
1 ts Ground ginger
1/2 ts Allspice
1 c Dark brown sugar
1 c Salted butter,; softened
3/4 c Molasses
1 lg Egg
1 1/2 c Chopped dried apricots
-ICING-
1 c Confectioners’ sugar
2 tb Milk
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 300. In a medium bowl, mix together flour, soda, cinnamon,
ginger, and allspice. Mix until blended well. In a large mixing bowl, beat
sugar and butter at medium speed until mixture forms a grainy paste and
scrape sides of bowl. Add molasses and egg and beat until light and fluffy.
Add flour mixture and apricots and blend at a low speed just until
combined. Do not overmix. Divide dough in half and shape each half into a
roll about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap rolls in waxed paper and chill
until firm. Slice cookies 1/2-inch thick and place on ungreased cookie
sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake 25-30 minutes until cookies are set.
Transfer to cool surface.
Icing: blend sugar, milk, and extract in a small bowl until smooth. Drizzle
cookies with icing.
Yields
1 Servings