Soft Ginger Molasses Cookies - Community Natural Foods

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, plant butter or shortening
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup dark molasses
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp cinnamon (or use pumpkin pie spice in place of all the spices here)
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp allspice and/or cloves
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup chopped candied ginger, raisins and/or nuts (optional)
• 1 tbsp butter, melted
• 1 tbsp milk, cream, apple cider or orange juice
• 1/2 cup icing sugar