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Soft Molasses Cookies

List of Ingredients




1/2 C Butter
1/2 C Sugar
3/4 C Molasses
1 Egg
2 1/2 C Flour
1 1/2 t Ground Ginger
1 t Ground Cinnamon
1 t Ground Allspice
1 t Ground Cloves
2 t Baking Soda
1/4 C Water



Recipe



Cream Butter and Sugar in mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Blend in Molasses and Egg. Beat well. In separate bowl, combine Flour, Ginger, Cinnamon, Allspice and Cloves. Dissolve Baking Soda in water. Add Flour and Baking Soda mixtures alternately to Butter mixture. Blend well after each addition. Drop batter by rounded tablespoons onto lightly greased and floured (or foil-lined) baking sheets.
Bake at 350* until done, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from baking sheets and cool on wire racks.
Makes about 2 to 3 dozen cookies.