Molasses Cookies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup margarine (1 1/2 sticks) or 3/4 cup butter (1 1/2 sticks)
• 1/4 cup light molasses (mild)
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger, ground
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon clove, ground

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees f.
• 2 in 3-quart saucepan, melt margarine or butter over low heat. remove saucepan from heat and, with wire whisk, beat in molasses and 1 cup sugar until blended, whisk in egg.
• 3 with spoon, stir in flour and remaining ingredients until mixed.
• 4 transfer dough to medium bowl and freeze 15 minutes or until firm enough to handle. spread remaining 1/4 cup sugar on waxed paper.
• 5 roll dough into 1-inch balls, roll balls in sugar to coat. place balls, 2 1/2 inches apart, on ungreased large cookie sheet. bake cookies 10 to 12 minutes, until cookies spread and da rken.
• 6 let cookies remain on cookie sheet on wire rack 1 minute to cool slightly.
• 7 transfer cookies to wire rack to cool completely.
• 8 repeat with remaining dough.
• 9 store cookies in tightly covered container up to 2 weeks.