Gingerbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 c softened butter
1 c sugar
2 eggs beaten
1/2 c molasses
2 c flour
1 1/2 tsp soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla (in place of vanilla: 1 tsp cinnamon & 1 tsp ginger)
1 c boiling water

Preparation

Cream together butter, sugar and eggs.