Iced Ginger Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsulfured molasses
- ½ cup butter, melted
- ¼ cup evaporated milk
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, or as needed
- ½ (8 ounce) package cream cheese
- ¼ cup butter, softened
- 1 (16 ounce) package confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ (11 ounce) package individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped
- ¼ cup half-and-half
- 1 pinch sea salt, or to taste
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat® baking mat.
- Combine sugar, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt in a bowl and mix well. Add molasses, melted butter, evaporated milk, and vanilla extract and mix well. Add flour, stirring constantly, 1 cup at a time until just combined. Add up to 1/4 cup of additional flour if dough is too sticky.
- Place spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. Flatten the dough with floured fingertips to about 1/4-inch thickness.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a rack and cool completely before frosting, at least 30 minutes.
- Beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until well blended. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla extract. Beat frosting until creamy.
- Combine caramels and half-and-half in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until caramels are completely melted and the sauce is blended, about 10 minutes.
- Frost cooled cookies with the frosting, drizzle with the caramel sauce, and sprinkle with sea salt.
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