Molasses Crisp - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Melt butter in large saucepan; remove from heat and let cool. Stir flour with baking soda, salt and spices.
To the melted, cooled butter, add 2 cups of the sugar, the molasses and eggs. Beat well.
When dough is well mixed, cover and chill 2 hours or longer.
Heat oven to 375\u00b0.
Roll dough in small balls, using about 1 1/2 teaspoons of dough for each.
Roll balls in remaining 1/2 cup sugar and place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
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.
For a chewy cookie, bake only 5 to 6 minutes.
Makes about 12 dozen.