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2 c. all-purpose flour
1 t. baking powder
1 t. ground cloves
1 t. cinnamon
1 t. ground ginger
¼ t. salt
¾ c. (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 c. sugar
1/4 c. light molasses
1 egg beaten
1/3 c. sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift first six ingredients into bowl. Using electric mixer, cream butter with the 1 cup sugar in another bowl til light and fluffy. Mix in molasses and egg. Add sifted dry ingredients and mix til just combined. Cover and refrigerate dough for at least one hour.
Using one tablespoon per cookie, form dough into rounds. Roll in 1/3 c sugar. Space 2" apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake til brown on bottom, about 12 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool completely. Cookies will crisp as they cool.
Approx. 4 dozen.
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