Molasses Cookies

Ingredients

• 0.75 cups butter, melted
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 0.25 cups molasses
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 0.5 tsp ginger
• (Additional sugar as needed for rolling - about 0.5 cups)

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl, mix butter, sugar, and egg until smooth, then stir in molasses.
2. In a separate bowl, combine rest of dry ingredients.
3. Blend dry ingredients gradually into wet ingredients while mixing.
4. Chill and cover for 1 hour
5. Preheat oven to 375
6. Roll dough into walnut-sized balls and roll them in sugar. Place them 2in apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
7. Bake 8 to 10 minutes until tops are cracked.