Mike Pearson's Molasses Cookies

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1/4 cup molasses

2 cups flour

2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1 3/4 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. ground ginger

1 tsp. ground cloves

Directions

Melt butter. Mix in sugar and egg until smooth. Stir in molasses. With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until well blended. Add cinnamon, ground ginger and cloves.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Roll dough into walnut sized balls.Roll each ball in sugar. Place on

baking sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes, just until tops are cracked.Cool on wire racks.