Soft Molasses Cookies & Icing

Ingredients

1 cup butter or margarine
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup molasses
3/4 cup sour cream
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Cream butter or margarine and gradually blend in sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and molasses. Add sour cream alternately with sifted dry ingredients. (May substitute 3/4 cup undiluted evaporated milk with 3/4 Tablespoon vinegar for the sour cream.) Drop by teaspoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes at 375 degrees. Cookies can be iced with a mixture of confectioners' sugar and milk or just sprinkled with confectioners' sugar. Makes 4 - 5 dozen