Molasses Cookies

1 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1 cup molasses

1 cup sour cream

3 tsp. baking soda

3 Tbsp white vinegar

2 tsp. ginger

½ tsp. salt

3 eggs, beaten

4 cups sifted flour

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Cream butter and sugar well.  Add molasses and sour cream; mix well.  Mix soda with vinegar and add it along with ginger and salt.  Stir in beaten eggs, then sifted flour.  Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet 2” apart.  Bake 10-12 minutes.  Remove from pan and cool on waxed paper.  Frost.

Frosting

2 cups packed powdered sugar, sifted

5 ½ Tbsp milk and 2 tsp. butter, heated

1 tsp lemon extract

2-3 Tbsp extra hot milk

With wooden spoon, beat sugar with hot milk and butter mixture.  Put extra milk on to heat.  Beat in extract.  If necessary, add additional hot milk until spreadable.  Work quickly and frost immediately.  If frosting begins to harden, add another drop of milk.  Frost thinly and let cookies dry before stacking.