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Gingersnap Oreos with Cream Cheese Filling

Soft molasses cookies with sweet cream cheese filling. 

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
29 mins
Servings: 16
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Molasses Ginger Cookies:
  • 1 1/2 cups 3 sticks Cold Butter, cut into cubes
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 4 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons ginger
  • 2 teaspoons cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • sugar
Cream Cheese Filling:
  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 8 ounce cream cheese softened
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream Milk, or Egg Nog
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ****Recipe can be halved easily.

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar for 4 minutes until light and fluffy and pale in color.
  3. Add eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition. Add molasses and mix well.
  4. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and cayenne pepper. Mix just until combined to avoid over-mixing the dough.
  5. Place sugar into small bowl. Roll dough into small balls and roll into sugar, coating well.
  6. Place on lined baking pan and bake for 12-15 minutes.
To make Cream Cheese Filling:
  1. In large mixing bowl, cream softened butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Stir in powdered sugar and cream, milk, or egg nog. Add vanilla.
  2. To assemble cookies:
  3. Once cookies have cooled, spread cream cheese filling on the bottom of cookie and top with other cookie.