Ginger Molasses Cookies

Jill Dorrough

1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar, plus 1/4 cup for rolling 1/4 cup molasses 1 egg 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp baking soda pinch of salt 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp ground cloves 2 1/2 tsp ground ginger Directions: Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, cream the butter with 1 cup of sugar. Add the molasses and egg and beat well. In a small bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves and ginger. Add the flour misture to the creamed mixture and stir to combine well. Using a 1/4 cup measure or scoop, shape dough into 12 balls. Roll in remaining 1/4 cup sugar and place 6 balls on each cookie sheet. Bake, one sheet at a time, for 20 minutes or until cookies are beginning to brown. Cookies should look slightly underbaked. Remove to a wire rack to cool Number Of Servings:12 big cookies