Ginger Cookies

Delicious Dessert Recipes

GINGER COOKIES

1 cup butter
2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup molasses
4-1/2 cup flour
2 tsp baking soda
3 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp ground cloves
sugar for rolling (1/2 to 1 cup)

Cream together butter and brown sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time. Stir in molasses.

Sift together flour, soda, ginger, allspice, and cloves. Stir into butter mixture.

Roll teaspoonsful of dough into balls. Roll in sugar to coat.

Bake at 325 degrees for 12 minutes. Cool on racks.

From Margaret Lukens, Four Seasons Foods

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