Ginger Lemon Cremes

Julie and I had these wonderful cookies in a little tea shop (Capitol Tea) in 

Denver on Antique Row. 

They were amazing. I had to make them mine. 

So I googled Ginger Lemon Cookies and found lots of recipes. I got Julie's advice - she is an amazing cook and I made her taste each variation of the recipe. I made them 4 times,

 tweaking the recipe each time, 

trying to get it right and here is the final successful delicious recipe. 

In the last 2 weeks I have served them at a birthday party, a baby shower, and finally at the 

Air Force Academy 

for Lieutenant Colonel Phipps' retirement ceremony.

Cookies:

Mix for one minute:

3/4 cup crisco

1 cup sugar

Add and mix for 2 minutes:

1 egg

1/4 c. molasses

Sift together:

2 cups flour

1 T ginger

2 t baking soda

1 t cinnamon

1/2 t salt

mix 1/2 of sifted mixture into wet mix until blended then add rest of sifted mixture. Form into small balls and flatten slightly into disks about 1.25 inches in diameter. Roll in sugar.

Bake 9 minutes at 350 degrees

Frosting:

1/4 cup cream cheese - soft

1/4 butter - soft

powder sugar

zest from one lemon

juice from one lemon

Mix thoroughly

Frost cooled cookies and make sandwich - oreo style.

Yum!