Ingredients
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2 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup white sugar
1 cup margarine or 1 cup butter
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup sugar, on a plate for later
Preparation
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Mix the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and cloves well and set aside.
In another bowl mix with a beater 1 to 2 minutes the sugar, margarine, egg and molasses.
Add the dry ingredients and mix by hand.
Take one good size tablespoons of dough (or more to make a bigger cookie) and roll into a ball.
On a plate put at least a 1/4 cup of sugar.
Then roll the balls into the sugar.
Bake at 350 on an ungreased cookie sheet (air-insulated type is the best) for 10 to 12 minutes.
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