Soft Gingersnaps

• 3/4 cup softened butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 beaten egg
• 1/4 cup light molasses
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• Granulated sugar to roll the dough balls in

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cream the butter and sugar.
3. Add the beaten egg and molasses.
4. Mix all the dry ingredients together and add gradually to the sugar mixture.
5. Mix well - the dough will be a little sticky. It gets a little hard to mix at the end, so you may want to have somebody with some strength help you!