Grandma Swenson's Syrup Cookies

Unbalanced

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Cream shortening and brown sugar, then add yolks, beating after each one. Add syrup and beat well.

Step 2

In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and ginger together.

Step 3

Add the flour mixture to the syrup mixture a little at a time, alternating with the warm water, beginning and ending with the flour. Chill dough at least an hour or overnight.

Step 4

Roll out to 1/8 inch thickness and use a biscuit cutter to get 2 1/2 to 3 inch wide cookies. Place cookies on a cookie sheet lined with a silicone mat and bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes, or until they just start to brown around the edges.

Step 5

In the bowl of a stand mixer whip butter until lighter in color, about I minute. Add the vanilla and cinnamon, scrape the sides, and beat until incorporated.

Step 6

Add one cup of the powdered sugar and beat for one minute. Pour in IT milk, beating for an additional minute after adding.

Step 7

Repeat for the remaining powdered sugar and milk, ending with the powdered sugar. Be sure to beat for a minute between each addition and scrape the sides as needed.

Step 8

Add more milk or powdered sugar as needed to achieve the desired thickness.

Step 9

Spread a thin layer of the frosting on the flat side of one cookie and sandwich it with another cookie. Repeat with remaining cookies.