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Ginger Miso Molasses Cookies

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time8 minutes
Dough Chilling Time2 hours
Servings: 24
Calories: 169kcal

Ingredients

  • ½ cup molasses
  • ½ cup butter (1 stick)
  • ¼ cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon miso
  • ½ teaspoon fresh grated ginger root
  • ½ cup toasted wheat germ
  • 1½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 pinch ground cloves

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Filling

  • 2 cups confectioner's sugar
  • 4 tablespoon butter (softened, room temperature)
  • 4 tablespoon Neufchâtel cheese
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

Prepare the dough

  • Heat the molasses, ½ cup butter and ¼ cup brown sugar in a saucepan until the molasses comes to a boil and the sugar is dissolved.
  • Remove from heat. Stir in the miso and fresh grated ginger.
  • Toast the wheat germ in a small skillet over medium heat, until the wheat germ is golden-brown and toasted.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the wheat germ, flour, baking soda and spices.
  • Add the molasses/butter mixture to the flour mixture and stir with a spoon or spatula until well-incorporated.
  • Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill the dough for at least 2 hours.

Bake the cookies

  • Preheat the oven to 375 °F . Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Use a teaspoon to roll the dough into 48 small balls. Arrange on a baking sheet, and press each ball down firmly with the heel of your hand to flatten it. Sprinkle with sanding sugar if you like.
  • Bake for about 7 to 8 minutes in the oven.
  • Remove the baking sheet from the oven. Let the cookies sit and cool for 5 minutes before attempting to move them to the cooling rack. After 5 minutes, use a spatula to transfer the cookies to the cooling rack.

Make the cream cheese filling

  • Use an electric mixer to mix together 4 tablespoons of room temperature butter and 4 tablespoons of cream cheese. Gradually add 2 cups of confectioner's sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.
  • Use a knife to spread the cream cheese mixture on 24 of the cookies. Sandwich with the remaining 24 cookies.

Notes

Calorie count includes 2 cookies sandwiched together with cream cheese filling (169 calories).   Each cookie individually has 50 calories.