Brown Butter-Iced Gingerbread Latte Cookies. A delicious espresso-based gingerbread latte and a chewy gingerbread cookie. These cookies have dark brown sugar, molasses, ginger, and espresso powder, the secret ingredient.
– 1 1/2 sticks salted butter, at room temperature – 3/4 cup light or dark brown sugar – 2-4 tablespoons espresso powder or instant coffee powder – 2 teaspoons vanilla extract – 1 large egg – 1/3 cup blackstrap molasse – 2 1/4 cups, plus 1-2 tablespoons, as needed all-purpose flour – 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda – 2 teaspoon ground ginger – 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon – 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt – Granulated sugar, for rolling BROWN BUTTER ICING – 1 stick salted butter, at room temperature – 1 1/2 -2 cups powdered sugar – 3 tablespoos milk – 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean powder – 1 pinch cinnamon