Gingersnaps - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. butter
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1/4 c. molasses
2 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. ground ginger
additional sugar

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar in mixing bowl.
Add egg and molasses; beat well. Sift together dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture.
Mix well. Chill dough 1 to 2 hours.
Roll into 1 1/4-inch balls and dip in sugar.
Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for about 10 minutes or until set and surface cracks.
(Cookies will be chewy.)
Cool on wire rack. Yields approximately 4 dozen.