These are deliciously soft, chewy cookies. They are wonderful for Christmas plates and bake sales because they don't fall apart easily. Garnish with decorative pearls if desired.
Ingredients
- ¼ cups all-purpose flour: 2 piece
- baking soda: 2 tsp
- ground ginger: 1 tsp
- ground cinnamon: 1 tsp
- ground cloves: 0.5 tsp
- salt: 0.25 tsp
- packed brown sugar: 1 cup
- vegetable oil: 0.75 cup
- molasses: 0.25 cup
- egg: 1 piece
- salt: 0.25 tsp
- butter-flavored shortening (such as Crisco®): 2 Tbsp
- confectioners' sugar: 2 cups
- ½ teaspoons orange extract: 1 piece
- milk: 2 Tbsp
- salt: 0.25 tsp
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
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Mix flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt together in a large bowl.
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Combine brown sugar, oil, molasses, egg, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Pour over flour mixture; mix until a dough forms.
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Roll dough into 1-inch balls and arrange on ungreased baking sheets.
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Bake in the preheated oven until firm, 8 to 9 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
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Place shortening in a large microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave until melted, about 1 minute.
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Stir confectioners' sugar and orange extract into the melted shortening. Mix in milk a little at a time until glaze runs smoothly off the end of a spoon. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt. Spoon glaze over cooled cookies.
