Molasses Cookies

Ingredients

• 1.5 sticks room temp butter
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 2.25 cups flour
• 1/4 cup sugar, to roll dough balls in

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F and prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper
2. Cream together the butter and brown sugar
3. Add the egg and molasses
4. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and baking soda. Whisk to combine
5. Add half of the dry mixture to the wet. Mix lightly until it is worked in, then add the other half. Don’t overmix the dough
6. Use 1/4 cup measuring cup to measure out the dough balls
7. Roll each dough ball in the sugar, then form the dough baill into a top-heavy, almost triangular shaped ball
8. Place 4-6 dough balls on each cookie sheet and bake for 12 minutes
9. Let cool completely