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Ginger-Lemon Delights

Prize-Winning Recipe 2009! Spices and molasses turn sugar cookie mix into a homemade ginger cookie.
Prep Time: 50 min
Total Time: 1 hour 10 min
Makes: 3 dozen cookies
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Cookies
1pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix
1/2cup shortening
1/4cup mild-flavor (light) molasses
1tablespoon ground ginger
1 1/4teaspoons ground cinnamon
1teaspoon ground cloves
1egg
Glaze and Topping
1cup powdered sugar
1teaspoon grated lemon peel
4teaspoons lemon juice
1/4cup finely chopped crystallized ginger
1.Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, stir cookie ingredients until very soft dough forms (dough will be sticky).
2.On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough with 1 tablespoon-size cookie scoop or by tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart.
3.Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
4.In small bowl, stir powdered sugar, lemon peel and lemon juice until smooth. Spread glaze on cookies. Sprinkle with crystallized ginger.
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Winner's Quote
"It's fun and exciting to take Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix and turn it into something like a ginger cookie."
Did You Know?
Crystallized ginger is fresh gingerroot cooked in a candy syrup and coated with coarse sugar. Look for it next to the fresh herbs in your supermarket.

Nutrition Information:

1 Cookie: Calories 110 (Calories from Fat 40); Total Fat 4 1/2g (Saturated Fat 1g, Trans Fat 1g); Cholesterol 5mg; Sodium 45mg; Total Carbohydrate 18g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 11g); Protein 0Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 0Exchanges: 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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