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Gingerbread Crinkle Cookies with Salted Caramel Glaze

Holiday baking at it's finest! If you want a cookie that has the feeling of the holidays but isn't "in-your-face" about it, this is your cookie!!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Total Time22 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 dozen

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 2 1/2 cup flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • powdered sugar for rolling
  • 1/2 cup salted caramel chips
  • Christmas sprinkles, optional

Instructions

  • In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add in eggs and molasses and continue mixing until the dough is combined, scraping the sides as you go.
  • In a small bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and spices; add to the creamed butter/sugar mixture.
  • Cover well and refrigerate the dough for a minima of 2 hours or overnight.
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
  • When ready, scoop out dough into balls (about 1 tablespoon each) and roll the cookie dough ball in the powdered sugar until it is completely covered.
  • Bake the cookies for 9-10 minutes or until they are crackled and firm to the touch.
  • Melt the salted caramel chips in the microwave until creamy and drizzle over the cookies in a tree pattern (small at top and then go back and forth, increasing in size until you get to the bottom); dust with Christmas sprinkles if using