Molasses Cookies

Ingredients:
1 ½ cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
½ c molasses
5 ½ cups flour
4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cloves


Directions:
Cream butter, add sugar gradually. Beat until fluffy.
Add egg and molasses, blend well. Stir or sift together
Flour, soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves. Blend into butter mixture.
Roll dough into golf ball size balls. Roll in sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
Makes 40-45 cookies.