Amish Christmas Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup light molasses
1 egg, beaten
4 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350.
Grease cookie sheets.
Cream butter and sugar. Blend in molasses and eggs.
Sift dry ingredients together.
and stir into molasses-egg mixture. Roll out dough on lightly floured board and cut.
into shapes with cookie cutters.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.