Ginger Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. butter
1 c. sugar
1 egg, slightly beaten
4 tsp. dark molasses
2 c. flour
2 level tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. ground cloves
salt
vanilla

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar; add slightly beaten egg and molasses. Mix dry ingredients together; add to other ingredients.
Add vanilla.
Dough will be loose.
Take less than teaspoonful and shape with knife.
Bake in 375\u00b0 oven approximately 15 to 18 minutes.