Soft Ginger Cookies

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter (1 cup)
• 4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup unsulphured molasses
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 tablespoon baking soda
• 3/4 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1/2 tablespoon ground cloves
• 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
• extra sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, cream butter till softened.
• 2 beat in sugar till light and fluffy.
• 3 beat in molasses, eggs-1 at a time- beating well after each addition, and salt.
• 4 sift dry ingredients, mix two together well.
• 5 form into 1 inch balls with sugar coated hands, roll in sugar and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 6 bake at 350* 11-13 minutes.
• 7 do not overbake.
• 8 take out when center looks a little underdone.
• 9 cool.