¾ cup margarine
1 cup sugar
1 egg
¼ cup molasses
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup white sugar for decoration
Preparation
Step 1- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Step 2- Cream the margarine and one cup of sugar together in a medium bowl until smooth
Step 3- Beat in the egg and molasses until the ingredients are well blended
Step 4- In a separate bowl combine the flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Once mixed, stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients to make the cookie dough
Step 5- Roll dough into one inch balls and then roll them through the extra sugar reserved for decoration
Step 6- Place dough balls two inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets
Step 7- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes (depending on how soft or crisp you'd like your cookies to be)
Step 8- Cool cookies on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before moving them to wire racks until they cool completely
Yield: 3 doz. cookies
