Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- Pinch of ground cloves
- Optional: ¼ tsp allspice
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Unsalted butter, room temperature
- Dark brown sugar
- 1 egg
- Vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp molasses
- 2 tbsp sour cream or Greek yogurt
- Zest of 1 orange
- For filling options:
- Cream cheese + powdered sugar + vanilla
- or Maple buttercream
- or Marshmallow fluff with cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking tray with parchment paper.
- Whisk dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, salt, and spices.
- Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, then beat in egg and vanilla.
- Mix in dry ingredients slowly until combined.
- Fold in molasses, sour cream, and orange zest until dough is soft and even.
- Wrap dough and chill for at least 1 hour.
- Scoop chilled dough onto tray and bake 10–12 minutes until edges are set and centers soft.
- Cool completely before filling.
- For filling: whip cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt until smooth. Chill 30 minutes.
- Pipe or spread filling onto one cookie and sandwich with another gently.
- Store cookies in airtight container with parchment layers. Refrigerate if using cream cheese filling.
Notes
Chilling the dough is key for soft, thick cookies. Experiment with different fillings like maple buttercream or cinnamon marshmallow fluff for fun twists.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie sandwich
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg