Cream together:
- 1 cup butter
- Add & beat:
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup molasses
Sift & mix in:
- 6 cups flour
- 1 Tbsp. baking soda
- 1 Tbsp. cinnamon
- 1 Tbsp. cloves
- 1 Tbsp. ginger
- 1 tsp. salt
Roll into 1" balls, then roll balls in sugar.
Bake on ungreased sheet @ 375º for 10 minutes or less.
Take them out when they are soft and puffy looking and barely browned. They fall and crack as they cool.