Molasses cookies

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Ingredients

• 3/4 cup melted butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 cup white sugar
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Directions

1. In a medium bowl, mix together the *melted butter, *1 cup sugar, and *egg until smooth.
2. Stir in the molasses.
3. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger; then blend into the molasses mixture.
4. Cover, and chill dough for 1 hour.
5. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
6. Roll dough into walnut sized balls, and roll them in the remaining white sugar.
7. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
8. Bake for about 7 minutes in the preheated oven, until tops are cracked.
9. Cool on wire racks.
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