Post by chief_cook2 on Oct 31, 2002 17:46:16 GMT -6
3/4 cup butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. ground ginger
Additional sugar
In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add egg
and molasses; beat well. Sift together dry ingredients;
gradually add to creamed mixture. Mix well. Chill the
dough. Roll into 1-1/4 in. balls and dip into sugar.
Place 2 in. apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at
375 degrees F for about 10 minutes or until set and
surface cracks. Cool on wire racks.
Makes about 4 dozen.