Molasses Crisp

• 1 1/2 c. lightly salted butter or margarine
• 4 c. flour
• 4 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp. ground cloves
• 1 tsp. ground ginger
• 2 1/2 c. sugar
• 1/2 c. dark molasses
• 2 large eggs

1. Melt butter in large saucepan; remove from heat and let cool. Stir flour with baking soda, salt and spices.
2. To the melted, cooled butter, add 2 cups of the sugar, the molasses and eggs. Beat well.
3. When dough is well mixed, cover and chill 2 hours or longer.
4. Heat oven to 375u0b0.
5. Roll dough in small balls, using about 1 1/2 teaspoons of dough for each.
6. Roll balls in remaining 1/2 cup sugar and place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
7. Bake for about 10 minutes, until cookies are a dark, golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool about 2 minutes on baking sheet before removing to a wire rack.
8. For a chewy cookie, bake only 5 to 6 minutes.
9. Makes about 12 dozen.

butter, flour, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground ginger, sugar, dark molasses, eggs

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=520429 (may not work)