Description
Soft, chewy, and perfectly spiced, these Ginger Molasses Sandwich Cookies with Eggnog Frosting are the ultimate cozy holiday treat. Warm ginger molasses cookies hug a creamy eggnog filling for a festive dessert everyone will love.
Ingredients
Cookies
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter (softened)
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg (room temperature)
1 large egg yolk (room temperature)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/3 cup molasses (not blackstrap)
1/3 cup turbinado or granulated sugar (for rolling)
Eggnog Frosting
6 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened)
2–3 cups icing sugar (sifted)
3–4 tablespoons eggnog
Instructions
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking soda, and salt.
In a separate bowl, beat the softened butter and brown sugar until creamy and smooth.
Add egg, egg yolk, vanilla, and molasses; mix well.
Turn mixer to low and slowly add the dry ingredients. Mix until combined.
Cover dough and refrigerate for 30 minutes or up to 24 hours.
When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment.
Scoop 1.5-tablespoon dough balls and roll in granulated or turbinado sugar.
Place cookies 2 inches apart and bake 8–10 minutes, until tops are just set.
Cool on trays for 5–10 minutes before moving to a wire rack.
For the frosting, beat butter until soft. Add icing sugar 1/2 cup at a time.
Mix in eggnog 1 tablespoon at a time
Adjust texture with extra sugar (for thickness) or eggnog (for softness).
Spread about 1 tablespoon frosting on the bottom of one cookie and top with another to form sandwiches.
Repeat to make 16–18 cookie sandwiches.
Notes
Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes to prevent spreading.
Turbinado sugar gives the cookies a sparkling, crunchy finish.
Store assembled sandwiches in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Freeze cookies (unfilled) for up to 2 months; frost after thawing.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie sandwich
- Calories: 228 kcal
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 118 mg
- Fat: 8.9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 33 g
- Fiber: 0.6 g
- Protein: 1.8 g
- Cholesterol: 34 mg