Aunt Phyllis’ Sugar and Spice Cookies
Ingredients
- ¾ C unsalted butter or shortening , softened
- 1 C cane sugar
- ¼ C molasses
- 1 egg
- 2 C unbleached flour
- 2 t baking soda
- ¼ t salt
- 1 t cinnamon , ground
- ¾ t cloves , ground
- ¾ t ginger , ground
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and molasses and beat well. Sift together dry ingredients and add to butter/sugar mixture. Chill dough. Roll into balls the size of a walnut. Flatten on ungreased cookie sheet with a glass dipped in sugar. Bake 10–12 minutes at 375°F.