Halloween Molasses Cut-Outs

• 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1 Land O Lakes Egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vinegar
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 to 4 tablespoons milk
• Decorator sugars, if desried

1. Combine butter, sugar, molasses, egg and vinegar in bowl.
2. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
3. Add all remaining ingredients; beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
4. Divide dough into thirds; wrap in plastic food wrap.
5. Refrigerate 2 hours or overnight until firm.
6. Heat oven to 350F.
7. Roll out dough on surface lightly covered with equal mixture of flour and sugar, one portion at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/4-inch thickness.
8. Cut with assorted 2 to 3-inch cookie cutters.
9. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
10. Bake 8-10 minutes or until no indention remains when touched.
11. Let stand 1 minute.
12. Cool completely.
13. Combine all frosting ingredients except milk and decorator sugars in bowl.
14. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often and gradually adding enough milk for desired spreading consistency.
15. Decorate cooled cookies with frosting and decorator sugars, as desired.

butter, sugar, molasses, egg, vinegar, flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, milk, decorator sugars

Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/2925/halloween-molasses-cut-outs (may not work)