Busters Recipes

Soft and Spicy Molasses Cookies
  
  2 cups flour
  1 cup sugar
  3/4 cup (1 1/2 stick) butter, softened
  1/3 cup molasses
  3 tbsp milk
  1 egg
  1/2 tsp baking soda
  1/2 tsp ground ginger
  1/2 ground cinnamon
  1/2 tsp ground cloves
  1/8 tsp salt
  Sugar for rolling
  
  Combine flour, 1 cup sugar, butter, molasses, milk, egg, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt in a large mixing bowl.  Beat at low speed using an electirc mixer for 2 to 3 minutes.  Mix until well blended, scraping the bowl often.  Cover and refrigerate until firm enough to handle, at least 4 hours or overnight.  Preheat oven to 350 F.  Shape rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into 1 inch balls.  Roll in sugar.  Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.  Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until slightly firm to the touch.  Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely.  Yield: about 4 dozen cookies