3/4 cup margarine or butter (1 1/2 sticks)
1/4 cup light molasses (mild)
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
1/2 teaspoon ginger, ground
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cloves, ground
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.# In 3-quart saucepan, melt margarine or butter over low heat. Remove saucepan from heat and, with wire whisk, beat in molasses and 1 cup sugar until blended, whisk in egg.# With spoon, stir in flour and remaining ingredients until mixed.# Transfer dough to medium bowl and freeze 15 minutes or until firm enough to handle. Spread remaining 1/4 cup sugar on waxed paper.# Roll dough into 1-inch balls, roll balls in sugar to coat. Place balls, 2 1/2 inches apart, on ungreased large cookie sheet. Bake cookies 10 to 12 minutes, until cookies spread and da rken.# Let cookies remain on cookie sheet on wire rack 1 minute to cool slightly.# Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool completely.# Repeat with remaining dough.# Store cookies in tightly covered container up to 2 weeks.
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