Name: Smákökur (Spice Cookies) and Pumpkin Dip
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter; 1 cup sugar; 1 egg, beaten; 1/4 cup molasses; 2 cups flour; 2 tsps baking soda; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1/2 tsp ginger; 1/2 tsp cloves; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 pkg (4oz) cream cheese at room temp; 1 cup pumpkin pie filling; 1 cup powdered sugar; 1/4 to 1/2 tsp cinnamon; 1/8 to 1/4 tsp ground ginger

Smákökur (Spice Cookies) and Pumpkin Dip

Servings

Chilling Time (Overnight)

hours

Cooking Time

minutes

Ingredients

Cookies
3/4 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup molasses
2 cups flour
2 tsps baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp salt
Dip
1/2 pkg (4oz) cream cheese at room temp
1 cup pumpkin pie filling
1 cup powdered sugar
1/4 to 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/8 to 1/4 tsp ground ginger

Directions

To make cookies, cream the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until fluffy. Mix in the egg and molasses and beat well.
Combine the dry ingredients; then add them to the butter mixture, mixing well.
Refrigerate the dough overnight.
Preheat the oven to 375 F.
Form dough into 1-inch or smaller balls and roll them in sugar. Bake for 6 -7 minutes. Careful: cookies burn easily. Cool for at least 2 minutes on the pan.
To make dip, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add pumpkin pie filling, powdered sugar, ginger and cinnamon, mixing well. Store leftover dip in the refrigerator.

Dough must chill overnight.
If you do not want to bake the full recipe, freeze the sugar-covered dough balls for easy baking on a later date.

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