Ginger Cookies with Orange Glaze
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ¾ cup vegetable oil
- ¼ cup molasses
- 1 egg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons butter-flavored shortening (such as Crisco®)
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons orange extract
- 2 tablespoons milk
- ¼ teaspoon salt
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Mix flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt together in a large bowl.
- Combine brown sugar, oil, molasses, egg, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Pour over flour mixture; mix until a dough forms.
- Roll dough into 1-inch balls and arrange on ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until firm, 8 to 9 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
- Place shortening in a large microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave until melted, about 1 minute.
- Stir confectioners' sugar and orange extract into the melted shortening. Mix in milk a little at a time until glaze runs smoothly off the end of a spoon. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt. Spoon glaze over cooled cookies.
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