Name: Gingerbread Cookie Sandwiches
Yield: Makes about 16 sandwiches
Ingredients: 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice; 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 cup (firmly packed) dark brown sugar; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1 large egg; 1/4 cup molasses; 1/3 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 tablespoon milk, plus more as needed

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Gingerbread Cookie SandwichesJohn Kernick

All the kids in our family used to get together and make these cookies at our house every year; now we do it at the Carlo's factory.

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