Ingredients

1 cup butter or margarine, softened
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
1/3 cup molasses
1 egg
½ teaspoon lemon extract
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt

Cooking Instructions

Cream the butter for 2 minutes at medium speed.  Add 2 ½ cups of flour plus the sugar, molasses, egg, lemon extract, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, baking soda, and salt.  Mix well on medium-high speed.  Stir in the remaining flour until blended.  Cover and refrigerate dough for at least 2 hours.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Remove dough from refrigerator, and with a teaspoon, scoop out rounded measures of dough.  Roll dough into balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.  Flatten slightly with the bottom of a glass dipped in white sugar.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Bake for 11 minutes.  Let stand for approximately for 30 seconds on cookie sheet before removing to cooling racks.  Cool completely and store in airtight containers.
 
 
 
 

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