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Molasses Cookies
12 tb butter 1 c sugar 1/4 c molasses 1 lg egg 1 3/4 c flour 1/2 ts cloves, ground 1/2 ts ginger, ground 1 ts cinnamon, ground 1/2 ts salt 1/2 ts baking Soda
Preheat oven to 350F.
Melt butter, add sugar and molasses, and mix thoroughly. Lightly beat egg and add to butter mixture; blend well.
Sift flour with spices, salt and baking soda, and add to first mixture; mix. Batter will be wet.
Lay a sheet of foil on a cookie sheet. Drop tablespoons of cookie batter on foil, leaving 3 inches between the cookies. These will spread during the baking.
Bake until cookies start to darken, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven while still soft. Let cool on foil.
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