Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter, at room temperature
1 cup white sugar
1 eggs
1/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup sugar
Directions:
Combine flour, ginger, soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Set aside.
Beat butter 30 seconds, until soft.
Add sugar and beat until fluffy.
Add egg and molasses and beat well.
Add 1/2 the flour mixture and stir in, then stir in the rest of the flour mixture.
The dough should be at a consistency that you can roll it with your hands into balls. I often have to add quite a bit more flour.
Roll into 1 inch balls, then roll the balls in sugar.
Place cookes 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 8-11 minutes. Do not brown! The cookies should be almost underbaked in the middle.
Let, cool 2 minutes and transfer to a cooling rack. Store in cookie tins.
Servings: 36
Time preparation: 20 min.
Time total: 20 min.