Ginger Cookies

This is one of my mom's recipes. I love them.


Ingredients
3/4 cup of softened butter
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup of sugar
1 teaspoon of ginger
1/4 cup of molasses
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1 egg
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1/2 teaspoon of salt
2 cups of flour


Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mix together the sugar, butter, egg and molasses.
3. In a separate bowl, mix the flour ginger, cloves baking soda cinnamon and salt. 
4. Add the dry ingredients into the butter mixture.
5. Shape dough into 1 inch balls and roll in a bowl of sugar. 
6. Bake 8-10 minutes. Cool and serve. Makes about 3 1/2 dozen.