Ingredients

1 cup butter or margarine 2 eggs 2 cups of brown sugar

2 tsp. baking soda

3/4 cup of cooking molasses 4 1/2 cups of all purpose flour

1 tsp. of ground cinnamon

1 tsp. cloves

1 tsp. ground nutmeg

1 tsp. ginger

Preparation

• COMBINE ALL DRY INGREDIENTS TOGETHER IN LARGE MIXING BOWL.

• IN A SEPERATE BOWL, CREAM BUTTER, BROWN SUGAR, AND MOLASSES UNTIL WELL BLENDED.

• BEAT EGGS IN TO THE SUGAR MIXTURE. NEXT GRADUALLY ADD THE FLOUR MIXTURE.

• DROP ON A COOKIE SHEET WITH A SOUP SPOON FOR LARGE COOKIES OR SMALL TEASPOON FOR SMALL COOKIES.

• BAKE AT 350 DEGREES F FOR 8 - 10 MIN. ( MAKES 6 DOZEN COOKIES)