Mrs. Cantanese's Molasses Cookies

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups butter (room temp.)
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon salt
• sugar (as needed)

Recipe

• 1 cream together the butter and sugar.
• 2 add eggs, one at a time.
• 3 stir in molasses.
• 4 combine the flour, soda, spices and salt.
• 5 fold together with the butter mix.
• 6 cover. chill 1 hour.
• 7 heat oven 350.
• 8 shape dough into walnut sized balls.
• 9 place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 10 coat the bottom of a glass with sugar.
• 11 press onto cookies to flatten slightly.
• 12 bake 8-10 minutes.
• 13 cool on a flat surface.