Nugget Markets Spicy Ginger Sandwich Cookies with Lemon Buttercream Filling Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 ¼ cups all purpose flour
• 1 ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 ½ tsp ground ginger
• 3 tbsp crystalized ginger (finely chopped)
• ¾ tsp ground allspice
• 12 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
• ½ cup dark brown sugar
• ½ cup white granulated sugar
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• ½ cup unsulphured molasses
• 8 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• ¼ cup fresh lemon juice (with zest of one lemon)