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Ginger Molasses cookies with Pumpkin Mousse

Chewy ginger molasses cookies with a light and fluffy pumpkin mousse.
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Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 11 cookies

Ingredients
  

Ginger Molasses Cookies

  • ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened 1.5 sticks
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
  • ¼ cup molasses
  • 2 ¼ cup all purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 tsp teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼  teaspoon salt
  • 1 tsp  teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼  cup ¼ cup granulated sugar, for rolling

Pumpkin Mousse

  • ¾ cup ifi white chocolate mousse mix 120 grams
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1.5 cups heavy cream liquid measurement
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice

Instructions
 

Bake Cookies - They require a 2 hour rest in fridge before baking in oven.

  • Line cookies sheets with parchment paper and set aside. Add butter and brown sugars to a stand mixer with the paddle attachment. Cream until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes.
  • Add in egg, vanilla and molasses and mix to combine.
  • Combine flour, ginger, cloves, cinnamon, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in two parts. Do not over mix the batter.
  • Portion out 11 cookies and refrigerate for two hours.
  • After two hours, pour ¼ cup of granulated sugar into a small bowl. Roll cookies in sugar.
  • Place on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 13-15 minutes or until set. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 1-2 minutes, then make an indent in the cookie by pressing down a 1 cup measurer in the center. Cool completely.

Pumpkin Spice Mousse

  • In a 5 quart mixing bowl of a stand mixer, combine pumpkin, pumpkin spice, and heavy cream. Mix on low until combined.
  • Add in mousse mix. Mix for 1 minute on low.
  • Mix on high for 2-3 minutes until stiff peaks form.
  • Place mousse in a piping bag with a 1M tip. Pipe mousse into the indent in the cooled ginger molasses cookie.
  • Store in refrigerator or freezer.
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