Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
2. Soften butter in the microwave for 10-15 seconds. Combine softened butter with sugar in a mixing bowl. Cream until butter and sugar are well mixed.
3. Add egg and beat until incorporated. Add molasses and beat until well mixed.
4. Sift flour into a small side bowl. Combine sifted flour with baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Stir to combine ingredients before adding to the mixer.
5. Slowly add dry ingredients to mixer.
6. Combine sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl. Roll cookie dough into balls, about 1 tablespoon in size. Roll dough balls in cinnamon sugar mixture and place these cookies on your baking pan.
7. Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on the pan for at least 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
8. Prepare glaze and top cookies with brown butter maple glaze.
9. For the glaze:
10. Sift powered sugar. This step is necessary to create a smooth glaze. Add cinnamon.
11. Melt butter in a saucepan. Once melted, continue to stir until butter turns a golden brown.
12. Pour melted butter over powdered sugar. Add maple syrup and whisk until smooth.
13. To make glaze thinner, add additional a little milk if needed.
14. Use a Ziploc bag or a spoon to drizzle glaze onto cooled cookies.