Chewy & Soft Gingersnap Cookies

Ingredients

1. 2 1/2 cups flour
2. 2 teaspoons baking soda
3. 1 teaspoon ground ginger
4. 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
5. 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
6. 1 cup white sugar
7. 1 cup margarine or 1 cup butter
8. 1 eggs
9. 1/4 cup molasses
10. 1/4 cup sugar, on a plate for later

Directions

1. Mix the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and cloves well and set aside.
2. In another bowl mix with a beater 1 to 2 minutes the sugar, margarine, egg and molasses.
3. Add the dry ingredients and mix by hand.
4. Take one good size tablespoons of dough (or more to make a bigger cookie) and roll into a ball.
5. On a plate put at least a 1/4 cup of sugar.
6. Then roll the balls into the sugar.
7. Bake at 350 on an ungreased cookie sheet (air-insulated type is the best) for 10 to 12 minutes.