Ginger Cookies with Orange Glaze

Name: Ginger Cookies with Orange Glaze
Total time: 43
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; ½ teaspoon ground cloves; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 cup packed brown sugar; ¾ cup vegetable oil; ¼ cup molasses; 1 egg; ¼ teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons butter-flavored shortening (such as Crisco®); 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 ½ teaspoons orange extract; 2 tablespoons milk; ¼ teaspoon salt

Recipe by racahoon from allrecipes.com

Dessert 43 Mins.

Ingredients

24 servings

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2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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1 teaspoon ground ginger
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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½ teaspoon ground cloves
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¼ teaspoon salt
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1 cup packed brown sugar
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¾ cup vegetable oil

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¼ cup molasses
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1 egg
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¼ teaspoon salt
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2 tablespoons butter-flavored shortening (such as Crisco®)
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2 cups confectioners' sugar
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1 ½ teaspoons orange extract
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2 tablespoons milk
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¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Mix flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt together in a large bowl.
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.
Roll dough into 1-inch balls and arrange on ungreased baking sheets.
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.
Place shortening in a large microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave until melted, about 1 minute.
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.